The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB 2001) - Page 35

Questdog · 12-29-2019, 09:44 PM

Monday, September 29, 2003

We are in Sacramento to play the Solons a 4 game series. They lost 3 of 4 in Seattle over the weekend. We are 6-4 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 the first time we were here, August 26-28. They are 12th in scoring in the PCL with 3.90 runs per game (Portland is still #1 with 4.79). They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.77 per game (Portland is now #1 with 3.35!). We have allowed 3 fewer runs than Kansas City. Oh! I would love to finish the season with the best offense and the best defense in the League! Sacramento's run differential is -134 and ours is +224.

Portland Beavers (94-61 .606 Champions of the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (61-94 .394 33 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.33) Rookie vs. SAC: Carl Jones (29-R 11-15 4.37) Rookie

Woodward has won his last 2 starts, pitching a CG both times. He gave up 3 HR and 4 runs last time out.

Jones was claimed off waivers from Minnesota on August 28. Since joining the Solons, he is 1-5 with an 8.07 ERA in 6 starts with 48 H in 29 IP. We faced him twice this season when he was with the Twins and he beat us both times, including a 7 hit shutout last time.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .306-297-1-23-.734 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .273-494-5-40-.697 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .291-285-8-50-.802 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-564-34-133-1.065 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-469-14-91-.862 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .256-425-12-55-.686 47) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .304-381-2-32-.761 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .254-362-8-47-.666 92)
9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .304-46-1-10-.717 44) Rookie

SACRAMENTO
1: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .254-71-0-6-.570 79) Rookie 2 BB/14 SO/3 SB
2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .239-230-5-24-.685 66) Rookie ex-Beaver traded for Tim Higbee 13 1B/56 SO
3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .262-535-11-68-.675 46) 16 2B/25 SB
4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .280-525-16-88-.792 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B/9 3B
5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-590-13-74-.640 63)
6: 1B Bob Swanson (32-L .244-250-5-23-.667 76) 7 2B
7: RF Brent Ray (26-L .273-161-3-16-.759 73) Rookie
8: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .242-462-13-65-.686 46)
9: P Carl Jones (29-R .054-56-0-2-.124 24)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,462

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Kim Springer grounds out to the pitcher...

Bottom of the First:
Jose de Haro grounds out to 2nd. Paul Moreland triples to left center... Dennis Rayner strikes out! Jim Holberton swings at a 3-0 pitch and flies out to center!!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners advance. A.J. Lee grounds out to short and Snowden scores and Mexicano stays at 2nd. 1 to 0, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Larry Pierce loops a hit to center. We get the Bullpen up. Bob Swanson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Brent Ray grounds a hit up the middle. Mario Vasquez walks on 4 pitches to load them up with 1 out. PH Frank White (33-L), batting .266 with 5 HR in 79 AB, flies out to deep center and Swanson trots home. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Jose de Haro grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Duane Rokita (29-R), with a 4.07 ERA in 59.2 IP. He strikes out the side in order...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (29-L). With 1 out, Dennis Rayner singles and then steals 2nd. Jim Holberton lines a hit to right and Rayner beats the throw home.. 2 to 1, Solons. Larry Pierce grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (27-R), their All-Star closer and the ex-Beaver, with a 2.19 ERA in 74 IP, with 20 BB and 83 SO. He had only allowed 1 HR all season until his last game, when he gave up 2 and lost the game. 3-4-5 up for us. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right!!!! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Tim Higbee swings at a 1-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center!!!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! That is 4 HR allowed in his last 1.1 IP for Fuentes! THAT's the David we traded away! A.J. Lee strikes out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
With 1 out, Brent Ray draws a walk. PH Alfredo Vasquez (26-R), a rookie who is 3 for 13 (.231) with 2 triples, grounds a hit to center... LF Eddie Dyer (28-L), batting .256 with 0 HR in 199 AB, strikes out! 2 down. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (24-R). They send up a pinch-hitter for Jose de Haro: Ralph McKinney (24-L), batting .275 with 0 HR in 375 AB. He strikes out on 3 pitches and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!!

Won - 3 to 2

Beating Fuentes feels just jolly!

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 8 hits and made 1 error

Bill Woodward went 7 innings, gave up 1 run, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Victor Alvarez (W 8-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Rich Larkin (SV 11) faced 1 batter and struck him out on 3 pitches.

Carl Jones went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4.
RHP David Fuentes (L 5-10 BS 5) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 2.

1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and with his 15th home run of the season. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 13th home run.

Around the League: Atlanta won the first game of their 4 game series at home with division leading Detroit, 7 to 4, to pull with 1 game with 6 to play. In the NL West there are 5 teams within 2 games of 1st place.

Questdog · 12-29-2019, 11:51 PM

Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Portland Beavers (95-61 .609 Champions of the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (61-95 .391 34 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-10 2.64) vs. SAC: Darrell Williams (26-R 6-17 5.29)

Johnson has lost his last 3 starts and has not looked pretty doing it. 5.82 ERA. We need him to get back in line for the postseason.

Williams is 2-0 in his last 3 starts with a no decision last time, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) in 8 IP. We has 12-10 with a 3.16 ERA last year. We faced him once this season and beat him, scoring 5 runs (4 earned) in 1.2 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .302-301-1-23-.725 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .271-498-5-40-.692 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .287-289-8-50-.792 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .374-567-34-133-1.067 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-473-15-92-.870 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-365-8-47-.660 92)
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .304-385-2-32-.758 95)
8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .189-127-1-16-.547 77)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .211-76-1-8-.544 1)

SACRAMENTO
1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .274-376-0-35-.684 87)
2: CF Alfredo Vasquez (26-R .286-14-0-3-.857 75) Rookie
3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .263-539-11-68-.677 46)
4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .280-528-16-89-.792 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-594-13-74-.639 63)
6: RF Brent Ray (26-L .276-163-3-16-.769 73) Rookie
7: SS Larry Carlson (30-R .000-2-0-0-.000 70)
8: C Darryl Swaney (28-L .189-111-2-13-.568 74) Rookie
9: P Darrell Williams (26-R .204-54-0-3-.445 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,609

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Those two are a combined 10 for 81 (.123) over the last two weeks... Kim Springer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Ralph McKinney swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Alfredo Vasquez grounds a hit to center. He steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 2nd and Vasquez goes to 3rd. Jim Holberton grounds out to the pitcher!

Through 5 innings, the #1 offense in Baseball has 1 hit off a pitcher with an ERA over 5....

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson hits a fly ball to left, but Dennis Rayner drops it for an error. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Kim Springer flies out to right and P Johnson tags up and beats the throw home and Mitchell goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden fouls out to 3rd....

Top of the Seventh:
Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right center! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
Brian Mitchell leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Won - 3 to 0

We had 5 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Bobby Johnson (W 14-10) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 117 pitches. At bat, re reached on an error and scored a run.

Darrell Williams (L 6-18) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5.

RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season (and career). 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 16th home run.

Questdog · 12-29-2019, 11:54 PM

Monthly Awards for September, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Alex Urias, 1b, Atlanta (38-L) .376/.425/.723 101 AB, 8 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 10 BB, 22 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 26 RBI in 28 G (27 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Raul Alvarado, lhp, Montreal (27-L) 5-0 1.39 ERA 6 GS, 51.2 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 20 BB, 53 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Larry Ryan, rhp, Toronto (21-R) 3-2 1.60 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 25 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Dave Macnaughton, 2b, Minnesota (30-R) .396/.420/.642 106 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO, 6 SB, 0 CS, 27 R, 24 RBI in 28 G (26 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (24-R) 6-0 0.69 ERA 6 GS, 52 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 4-0 1.89 ERA 5 GS, 38 IP, 34 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 12 SO (2nd straight RoM)

Monthly Awards for August, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (33-R) .409/.484/.691 110 AB, 14 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 16 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 24 R, 29 RBI in 30 G (28 GS) (3rd career PoM)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff Gleason, rhp, Baltimore (26-R) 5-1 2.04 ERA 5 SV, 13 G, 17.2 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 15 BB, 15 SO (ex-Beaver; lame pick)
NL Rookie of the Month: Mario Orozco, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 2-0 1.13 ERA 7 SV, 13 G, 16 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 23 SO (2nd straight Pittsburgh winner)

PCL Player of the Month: Clay Laurence, lf, San Francisco (24-R) .389/.455/.731 108 AB, 6 2b, 5 3b, 7 HR, 14 BB, 14 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 24 R, 23 RBI in 27 G
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.49 ERA 6 GS, 48.1 IP, 32 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 22 SO (2nd PoM in a row)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 3-0 0.97 ERA 5 GS, 37 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO

Monthly Awards for July, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Bill Tovar, lf, Montreal (32-R) .361/.429/.691 97 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 16 SO, 3 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 22 RBI in 25 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Pete Kinser, lhp, St. Louis (30-L) 4-0 0.91 ERA 5 GS, 39.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO (2nd career PoM)
NL Rookie of the Month: Ozzie Sanchez, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 3-0 2.58 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 34 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 37 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .380/.446/.670 100 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 7 HR, 11 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 22 R, 24 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd PoM in a row; 3rd career)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.36 ERA 6 GS, 46.1 IP, 32 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Mitch Bagley, rhp, San Antonio (22-R) 4-2 2.20 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 40 H, 2 HR, 13 BB, 27 SO

Monthly Awards for June, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Michael Guerrero, lf, Chicago (32-L) .333/.438/.696 102 AB, 7 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 18 BB, 9 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 30 R, 31 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (3rd career PoM)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Kevin Houde, rhp, Detroit (29-R) 4-0 1.50 ERA 6 GS, 48 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO (2nd career PoM)
NL Rookie of the Month: Carlos de Santiago, lhp, Brooklyn (22-L) 4-0 1.80 ERA 5 GS, 40 IP, 37 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .469/.505/.750 96 AB, 9 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 24 RBI in 25 G (24 GS) (2nd career PoM)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Sam Henderson, rhp, Hollywood (29-R) 5-1 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 40 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 37 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Mike Sims, rhp, Denver (21-R) 3-0 2.02 ERA 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO

Monthly Awards for May, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Buddy Jacobson, cf, Philadelphia (26-L) .372/.405/.611 113 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO, 8 SB, 5 CS, 21 R, 21 RBI in 28 G (27 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) 3-0 1.76 ERA 9 SV 14 G, 15.1 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO (Rookie)
NL Rookie of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R)

PCL Player of the Month: Bill Webber, ss, San Francisco (26-S) .407/.421/.676 108 AB, 8 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 19 R, 26 RBI in 27 G (26 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Wertz, rhp, Los Angeles (32-R) 5-0 1.84 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO (4th career PoM)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Javier Fernandez, rhp, Hollywood (23-R) 2-0 2.70 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO

Monthly Awards for April, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (24-L) .377/.484/.714 77 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 16 R, 17 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) 4-1 0.92 ERA 5 GS, 39 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO (Rookie)
NL Rookie of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R)

PCL Player of the Month: Dennis Allen, c, Dallas (28-R) .384/.412/.671 73 AB, 3 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 27 RBI in 20 G (18 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Foley, rhp, Seattle (28-R) 4-1 2.63 ERA 5 GS, 41 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 31 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Jose Rosa, rhp, Denver (22-R) 3-0 2.79 ERA 5 GS, 38.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 21 SO

We will wait and post the Beavers' stats at the end of the season.

Questdog · 12-30-2019, 09:32 AM

Wednesday, October 1, 2003

Portland Beavers (96-61 .611 Champions of the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (61-96 .379 35 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Steve Muir (28-R 19-6 3.16) Gold Glove(01) vs. SAC: Jorge Vela (33-L 5-10 5.12)

Muir takes his 2nd shot at becoming a 20 game winner. This will be his last chance. He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP last time out and lost to Hollywood.

Vela gave up 10 hits and 3 walks in 7 IP at Seattle last time out, but only 3 runs, though the Solons were shut out and he lost. He only started against us once this season and had a no decision with 3 runs allowed in 6 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .324-253-3-27-.791 92)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .223-336-4-31-.575 104)
3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .302-388-2-33-.753 80)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-570-34-133-1.062 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-477-16-93-.877 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .259-429-13-56-.696 48) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-321-2-26-.691 72)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-369-8-47-.659 92)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R .289-76-0-11-.641 1) Gold Glove(01)

SACRAMENTO
1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .272-379-0-35-.680 86)
2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .243-235-5-24-.700 66) Rookie
3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .263-543-11-68-.676 46)
4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .278-532-16-89-.787 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-598-13-74-.638 63)
6: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .241-464-13-65-.684 46)
7: RF Eddie Dyer (28-L .255-200-0-12-.645 60)
8: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .240-75-0-6-.540 78) Rookie
9: P Jorge Vela (33-L .027-37-0-0-.080 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,603

Top of the First:
Jose Julio flies out to right. Juan Rojas lines a hit to center. A.J. Lee, who has become quite adept at it, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the First:
Ralph McKinney pops out to 3rd. Paul Moreland beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner pops out to left. Jim Holberton lines out to left!

Two innings, two double plays....

Top of the Third:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a triple to center! Reid Reddick flies out to deep right and Hinckley trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
P Jorge Vela, 1 for 37 on the season, is now 2 for 38... Ralph McKinney doubles to right. With the infield in, Paul Moreland grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold... Jim Holberton flies out to deep center!!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Larry Pierce leads of with a triple grounded down the left field line... His 1st of the season... Mario Vasquez lines out to center and Pierce tags up and gets himself thrown out at the plate by Jack Hinckley!!!

Top of the Fifth:
Tin Higbee leads off with a double to left center. But the next three make outs... 1 run off a pitcher with an ERA on the wrong side of 5....

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds a ball over the 1st base bag for a double. With 2 outs, they walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Tim Higbee draws a walk to force in a run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Paul Moreland leads off with yet another double to center... The Bullpen is up. Dennis Rayner smokes a liner back to the box and P Steve Muir snares it while just trying to protect his face!! He is so happy that his mug is not broken that he does no think to look to 2nd base.... Jim Holberton lines one to deep left, but Jose Julio makes a leaping catch at the warning track!! Larry Pierce grounds out to short!!

After retiring us in order in the 7th, P Jorge Vela's ERA is no longer on the wrong side of 5....

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Steve Muir is a 96 pitches. With 1 out, Larry Pierce loops a hit to right. Mario Vasquez doubles to right... Eddie Dyer grounds out to 3rd and Pierce scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. 2 outs. PH Bob Swanson (32-L), batting .244 with 5 HR in 254 is sent up. Now, I could go to the Pen here, but then if that fella gives up a hit and the tying tun scores, P Muir will lose his chance at 20 wins and blame that pitcher for the rest of his life... So, since this game means nothing to anybody but P Steve Muir, we will let him lose it himself.... Swanson sends one to deep left center, but not deep enough and Jose Julio catches it and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 1

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 9 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (W 20-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

Jorge Vela (L 5-11) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had his 2nd hit of the season...

2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double. 1B Glenn Snowden drew a walk (INT) and was hit by a pitch. 2B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits. C Tim Higbee hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley hit a triple and scored a run and threw out a runner at the plate.

Questdog · 12-30-2019, 01:19 PM

Thursday, October 2, 2003

Portland Beavers (97-61 .614 Champions of the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (61-97 .386 36 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Frank Flores (24-R 21-6 2.82) vs. SAC: Hayato Kubota (21-R 2-7 6.50) Rookie

Flores has won his last 9 starts. He has 5 CG wins in his last 6.

Kubota did not make it out of the 3rd inning in either of his last two starts, giving up 5 runs each time, but did not get a loss in either one and the Solons ended up winning both games by the score of 7 to 5 in each. We beat him the only time we faced him, but he went 7 innings and gave us 4 runs (3 earned).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .305-305-2-24-.738 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .269-502-5-40-.688 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .286-290-8-51-.790 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-572-34-133-1.061 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-481-16-93-.878 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .259-432-13-57-.700 48) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .298-392-2-33-.745 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .250-372-8-48-.653 92)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .228-79-0-7-.519 36)

SACRAMENTO
1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .272-383-0-35-.681 86)
2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .247-239-5-24-.709 66) Rookie
3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .261-547-11-68-.671 46)
4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .276-536-16-89-.781 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .241-602-13-74-.644 63)
6: RF Alfredo Vasquez (26-R .278-18-0-3-.778 102) Rookie
7: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .241-468-13-65-.685 46) Not related to Alfredo
8: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .244-78-0-6-.545 78) Rookie
9: P Hayato Kubota (21-R .133-15-0-1-.369 48) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,586

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. This battery is prime to run on. Mitchell takes off and they have a pitchout on, but he is safe anyway! Jerry Suazo flies out to deep right, but Mitchell holds at 2nd because Alfredo Vasquez has a Howitzer even stronger than hos own. Kim Springer beats out an infield hit. Glenn Snowden, who has once again gone quiet, pops out to the pitcher.... Fernando Mexicano lines out to center... Big Phooey... Why have we quit scoring runs? And against stinky pitchers, no less!

Bottom of the First:
Ralph McKinney grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Moreland flies out to deep center. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. He takes off for 2nd and again they have a pitchout on, but again he is safe! Jerry Suazo grounds one to 2nd, but Jim Holberton boots it! Kim Springer beats out his 2nd infield hit and Mitchell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden lines out to center... This is his 3rd game in a row without a hit... He will not be the MVP unless he finishes strong... Clay Laurence of San Francisco will take it away from him.... Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking.... Didn't they get the memo that this kid sucks?

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Dennis Rayner swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd and Larry Pierce singles him home... Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Tim Higbee hits a home run to right center! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
Kim Springer leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd when Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right. Fernando Mexicano lines one to right and Alfredo Vasquez makes a diving catch and then pops up and fires a pea to home to nail Springer, who thought he was scoring easily.... Snowden alertly takes 2nd. They walk Tim Higbee intentionally. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Dave Huntley (27-L), a rookie with a 2.64 ERA in 58 IP. A.J. Lee grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Frank Flores is at 112 pitches. The Bullpen is primed and ready and will come in after Flores faces 1 batter. Dennis Rayner hits a home run to left... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Cruds... We will leave him in... The next three make outs!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
On the Hill: David Fuentes (27-R), their All-Star closer and the ex-Beaver, after a perfect 9th. He already has 2 losses to us this season. Let's make it 3 and let's make it now so Frank Flores can get win #22! 2-3-4 up for us. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Pinch-runner: Jose Julio (29-R). He takes off for 2nd and for the third time today they have caught us with a pitchout but have not caught the runner! Kim Springer lines a hit to center and Julio heads home and the ball and he arrive at about the same time and we all look to the umpire who spreads his arms wide!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! Springer took 2nd on the throw. Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano is walked intentionally. Tim Higbee strikes out looking... A.J. Lee strikes out looking...

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (24-L). Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Fernando Mexicano moves to left. Jose Julio stays in the game to play right and Brian Mitchell moves to center. Mario Vasquez grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). PH Brent Ray (26-L), a rookie batting .281 with 3 HR in 167 AB, grounds out to 2nd. 2 down. P Huls calls out Trudy the Trainer... Really?! C'mon! New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Larry Carlson (30-R), 0 for 6 on the season, grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 2

Our 3rd 1 run win this series, which evens our season record at 24-24 in 1 run games!
But what happened to our offense?

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 4 hits and made 1 error

Frank Flores (W 22-6) went 9 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 7, tying his season high. 125 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. 10 wins in 10 starts to finish the season!
LHP Vic Kyzer (H 6) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Roy Huls (H 3) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Rich Larkin (SV 12) faced 1 batter and retired him.

Hayato Kubota went 7.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. 125 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP David Fuentes (L 5-11) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 5. His 3rd loss to his old team!

RF/CF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and a walk, stole 3 bases, tying the Beaver record set by Jose Julio, and scored a run. PR/RF Jose Julio stole a base and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits and a walk and 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with his 14th home run of the season and drew a walk (INT).

Trudy's report on Roy Huls is a mild calf strain that should be fine in a few days. I hope he can make it through the postseason in one piece so we can trade him when he is healthy and not when he is hurt.

Around the League: Detroit won at Atlanta, 5 to 2, to earn a split in their series. With the Indians idle, Detroit and Cleveland are now tied for the NL West division lead with 3 games to play. Atlanta and Chicago are 2 games out and Pittsburgh is 2.5 back. Detroit will finish the season at Miami. Cleveland will play at Chicago. Atlanta will play St. Louis at home. Pittsburgh will play at home against Cincinnati and then has a makeup game to play at Miami.

In the NL East, Brooklyn has a 3 game lead over Toronto with 3 to play.

Questdog · 12-30-2019, 03:49 PM

Friday, October 3, 2003

We are in Oakland to play a 3 game series over the weekend and finish out the regular season. They just split 4 games here with San Francisco, though they outscored the Seals, 24 to 8. We are 8-3 against them on the season and won 2 games the last time we were here, August 11-12. There were 4 totals runs scored in those 2 games by both teams in 21 innings. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.99 runs per game (Portland is #1 with 4.74). We have scored 3 more runs than Denver, but the Bears are finishing the season in Coors, the easiest place to score in Baseball and we are finishing up in the Coliseum, on of the toughest places to score, so it looks like our dream of finishing 1st in both runs and fewest runs allowed is not going to come to fruition. The Oaks are also 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.24 per game (Portland is #1 with 3.30). Their pitchers have allowed the fewest HR in the PCL (79). Ours have allowed the 3rd fewest (98). Their run differential is -40 and ours is +230. We are not slouching in this series; we want home field advantage in the PCL Championship Series and are right now 1 game up on the Eagles.

Portland Beavers (98-61 .616 Champions of the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (76-83 .478 22 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West)

POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 6-7 3.50) Rookie vs. OAK: Emilio de la Torre (26-R 3-13 6.90)

Ancona got lit up by Hollywood for 5 runs and 9 hits in 3.2 IP last time out and took the loss. He had won his previous 3 starts before that. He has 1 shutout this season and that came right here in Oakland.

De la Torre is 0-6 in his last 7 starts. He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP last time out and lost. He is 0-2 in 3 starts versus the Beavers this season and has not had a good game yet.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .307-309-2-24-.743 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .268-507-5-40-.685 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .293-294-8-53-.801 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .369-577-34-133-1.055 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-485-16-93-.872 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .247-376-8-48-.646 92)
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .295-397-2-33-.737 95)
8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .183-131-1-16-.532 77)
9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .182-33-0-6-.448 31) Rookie

OAKLAND
1: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .246-175-2-20-.666 87) Rookie Waiver claim from Toronto 8/15 9 SB
2: SS Mike West (24-R .229-577-7-49-.605 88) Rookie Sore elbow 124 SO
3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .303-608-36-104-.897 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01)
4: RF Kenny Giachino (26-L .263-167-5-20-.733 46)
5: 1B Gregg Buckner (25-L .244-279-5-29-.660 100) Rookie
6: 3B Mario Rodriguez (30-R .219-485-4-37-.571 71)
7: CF Gerry Elliott (30-L .264-367-4-26-.742 37) 36 SB
8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .276-243-1-27-.714 53) Rookie 16 2B
9: P Emilio de la Torre (26-R .195-41-0-3-.415 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 17,180

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch. Jerry Suazo pops out to short. Kim Springer doubles off the wall in right center and Mitchell scampers around from 1st, but gets thrown out by Kenny Giachino, 9-4-2.... Springer goes to 3rd. The first pitch to Glenn Snowden hits him in the bicep.... C'mon, Ump! My players' safety is at risk with this guy! Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Charlie Kimmell grounds out to 2nd. Mike West grounds out to 3rd. Now, we should bean Javy Puente... But we do not and he lines out to deep right! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Kenny Giachino bloops a hit to left. Gregg Buckner doubles to right center... Mario Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Gerry Elliott flies out to left and Giachino tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Oaks. Bob Rudy grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Fourth:
Glenn Snowden draws a walk and Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. A.J. Lee walks on 4 pitches to force in a run! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Rick Mansoor strikes out... A passed ball scores Mexicano! 2 to 1, Beavers! With the infield in, P Bruce Ancona grounds out to short and the runners hold. 2 outs. Brian Mitchell flies out to center...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, P Emilio de la Torre grounds a hit to left. Charlie Kimmell pokes a hit to center. A wild pitch moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd... Mike West flies out to left and P de la Torre tags up and I am thinking Kim Springer has a good chance to nail him, but he throws the ball over the catcher's head and gets an error because Kimmell goes to 3rd... Tie Game: 2 to 2. NOW, we bean Javy Puente!! Brilliant!! Kenny Giachino grounds out to short!

3 hits through 6 innings against a pitcher with a 6.90 ERA and tons of hits allowed this year....

Top of the Seventh:
Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. Kim Springer grounds a hit to right and Mitchell scores without a throw! 3 to 2, Beavers! Springer steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Bob Ruby makes a bad throw! Glenn Snowden pops out to left and Springer holds... 2 outs. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). Javy Puente grounds a hit up the middle. PH Jeff Galka (34-R) grounds a hit to right and Puente goes to 3rd without a throw... Gregg Buckner clears the bases with a triple to center... 4 to 3, Oaks. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Mario Rodriguez pops out to left and Buckner stays put. We walk Gerry Elliott intentionally. Bob Rudy lines a hit to center and Buckner scores... 5 to 3, Oaks. PH Tim Metts (27-L), batting .291 with 39 HR in 578 AB is sent up. With both runners on the move, he swings and misses a 3-2 pitch and C Rock Mansoor throws to 2nd to nail Bob Ruby for an inning ending strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (25-R), their All-Star(02) closer with a 1.32 ERA in 68.1 IP. Top of our order is up. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Jerry Suazo strikes out.... Kim Springer grounds out to 2nd....

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Oakland had 10 hits and made 1 error

Why can we not hit crappy pitchers???
Of course, lately, we cannot hit good ones either...
#1 offense in the League and that is our 6th straight game with 3 or fewer runs.

Bruce Ancona went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Vic Kyzer (L 1-3 BS 2) faced 3 batters and gave up 3 hits and they all scored.
RHP Denny Jennissen went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

Emilio de la Torre went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 6 walks (1 INT), 2 HBP and struck out 4. 120 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Dave Payne (W 8-1) pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Johnson (SV 35) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.

LF Kim Springer had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. C Rick Mansoor had a hit and a walk.

Around the League: Brooklyn won at Baltimore, 6 to 1, to clinch the NL East.

Detroit won at Miami, 4 to 3, and Cleveland lost at Chicago, 7 to 5, so the Tigers have a 1 game lead in the NL West with 2 to play. Atlanta and Chicago are still alive, 2 games behind.

Dallas got shutout at Minnesota, 2 to 0, so we still have a 1 game edge for home field advantage. Denver won at home versus Milwaukee, 6 to 5, in 10 innings and have tied us for the most runs scored in the PCL.

Questdog · 12-30-2019, 05:12 PM

Saturday, October 3, 2003

Portland Beavers (98-62 .613 Champions of the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (77-83 .481 21 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West)

POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.18) Rookie vs. OAK: Scotti Barden (26-L 0-2 6.07) Rookie

Woodward went 7 innings last time out and only allowed 1 run, but got a no decision.

This will be Barden's 3rd start of his career. He has pitched 23 games in relief. In his last start he went 7 innings against the Seals and only gave them 3 runs, but 11 hits and 3 walks. We have only faced him as a reliever and scored 6 runs in 7.1 IP. He did start a game against us in Spring Training and shut us out for 4 innings...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .319-257-3-27-.779 92)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .226-340-4-31-.582 104)
3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .292-400-2-34-.733 80)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .368-579-34-133-1.053 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-487-16-93-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-437-14-58-.713 48) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-324-2-26-.697 72)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .245-379-8-48-.643 92)
9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .292-48-1-10-.688 42) Rookie

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .263-369-4-27-.739 74)
2: SS Mike West (24-R .228-580-7-50-.601 88) Rookie Sore elbow
3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .303-611-36-104-.897 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01)
4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .290-579-39-100-.932 26) All-Star
5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .236-590-22-79-.719 60)
6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .229-319-9-37-.694 59)
7: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .251-179-2-20-.673 87) Rookie
8: C Al Burrell (39-R .232-314-6-21-.626 16)
9: P Scotti Barden (26-R .143-14-0-1-.343 38) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with a 16 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 20,449

That wind is not good for P Bill Woodward...

Top of the First:
Jose Julio flies out to right. Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd. A.J. Lee strikes out on 3 pitches... Here we go again....

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott triples off the wall in left center... Mike West rips a liner down the left field liner and 3B Fernando Mexicano spears it on the fly and taps his toe on the bag to double off Elliott!! Javy Puente grounds a hit up the middle... Anytime one of their 3-4-5 hitters does something other than hit a home run, I am happy... Puente steals 2nd. Tim Metts grounds a hit to center and Puente scores without a throw... 1 to 0, Oaks. Okay. Well, that did not tickle me... Jeff Galka swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Bottom of the Third:
Gerry Elliott hits a pop foul behind they plate, but C Tim Higbee drops the ball... Given a second chance, Elliott grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Javy Puente grounds a hit to right and Elliott beat the throw to the plate... 2 to 0, Oaks. Puente took 2nd on the throw. The next two ground out.

Top of the Fifth:
Finally, someone is able to hit the ball! With 1 out, Reid Reddick hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Oaks. Since the beginning of September, he has hit as many home runs as Snowden or Mexicano (5)!

This pitcher gave up 91 hits in 59.1 IP coming into this game and we have 3 through 6 innings....

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left. Reid Reddick lines a hit to right and Hinckley beats the throw to 3rd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) doubles to left and Hinckley scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Jose Julio grounds out to 2nd......

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, Gerry Elliott grounds one to short, but Reid Reddick boots it... Elliott steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Tim Higbee throws the ball into center... Mike West hits a home run to left... 4 to 2, Oaks.

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, A.J. Lee triples to left center. With the infield in, Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd and Lee holds... Just pitiful... Fernando Mexicano loops a hit to right and Lee scores. 4 to 3, Oaks. Tim Higbee grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Alex Uriegas doubles to left. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). With 1 out, Al Burrell hits a home run to left center... 6 to 3, Oaks. We suck...

Lost - 6 to 3

Seven straight games of 3 runs or fewer...

We had 8 hits and made 3 errors
Oakland had 11 hits and made no errors

Bill Woodward went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 97 pitches.
RHP Roy Huls faced 1 batter and got 2 outs.
RHP Rich Larkin (L 2-4) went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs (2 earned). 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Denny Jennissen went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.

Scotti Barden (W 1-2) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. 112 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

RF A.J. Lee hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with his 9th home run and drew a walk. PH Oscar Trejo hit a double and had an RBI.

For Oakland, LF Javy Puente had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI.

Around the League: Detroit lost at Miami, 9 to 0, and Cleveland won at Chicago, 3 to 2, in 10 innings, so the Indians and Tigers are tied atop the NL West with 1 game to play. The Cubs are eliminated with the loss. Atlanta won at home versus St. Louis, 5 to 2, so they are still alive, 1 game back.

Dallas shutout Minnesota, 2 to 0, so we are tied with them now, but they hold he tiebreaker with a better record against us.

Denver scored 4 runs, so they are now 1 run ahead of us in scoring...

Also, Clay Laurence of San Francisco hit hitting in the last week of the season and Glenn Snowden is not, so Laurence will be the MVP, I am pretty certain....

Questdog · 12-30-2019, 06:47 PM

Sunday, October 4, 2003

Final game of the regular season.

Portland Beavers (98-63 .609 Champions of the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (78-83 .484 20 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-10 2.55) vs. OAK: Greg Ware (27-L 17-13 2.33) 2-time All-Star(02-03)

We are pitching Johnson, instead of holding him back for the postseason, because we want home field advantage and we want him to get 15 wins and 250+ innings. He pitched a 6 hit shutout last time out, snapping a personal 3 game losing streak.

Ware is their #1 starter. He is probably the favorite for the Cy Young Award, since voters don't care much about won-loss records anymore (much to my chagrin). We need to pummel him today to give Frank Flores a chance, but the way we are hitting, there seems to be little chance of that. He has won his last 3 starts, pitching a 4 hit CG against the Seals last time out, allowing just 1 run. We faced him once and he beat us, giving us 3 runs in 6 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .318-261-3-27-.775 92)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .224-344-4-31-.576 104)
3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .293-403-2-34-.739 80)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .365-583-34-133-1.047 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-491-16-94-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-441-14-58-.712 48) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-328-2-26-.694 72)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .249-382-9-49-.658 92)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1)

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .265-374-4-27-.745 74)
2: SS Mike West (24-R .228-584-8-52-.606 88) Rookie Sore elbow
3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .306-615-36-105-.901 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01)
4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .290-582-39-101-.931 26) All-Star
5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .234-593-22-79-.717 60)
6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .229-323-9-37-.695 59)
7: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .251-183-2-20-.669 87) Rookie
8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .275-247-1-28-.710 53) Rookie
9: P Greg Ware (27-L .167-84-1-7-.387 1) 2-time All-Star(02-03)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 22 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 23,236

Top of the First:
Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... 3 pitch inning...

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd. Mike West grounds a hit to center and Elliott beats the throw home and West takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Oaks. Javy Puente grounds out to the pitcher and West goes to 3rd. Tim Metts flies out to the warning track in center and West trots home. 2 to 0, Oaks. That is probably all they need... Jeff Galka lines out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Charlie Kimmell doubles to left center, but comes up lame. Pinch-runner: Gregg Buckner (25-L). Bob Rudy grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Buckner goes to 2nd. P Greg Ware grounds one to 1st, but P Bobby Johnson drops the toss for an error and Buckner scores... 3 to 0, Oaks.

Lost - 6 to 0

Sweep...

We had 3 whole hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Oakland had 6 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson (L 14-11) went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, no walks and struck out no one.
LHP Vic Kyzer went 3 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1.
LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Roy Huls pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.

Greg Ware (W 18-13) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. 112 pitches.

1B Glenn Snowden was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. He finishes the season with 1 hit in his last 6 games (.053). 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 2 walks. SS Reid Reddick had 2 of our 3 hits. RF Jose Julio (29-R) had an infield hit for the other one.

For Oakland, 1B Tim Metts (27-L) hit his 40th home run of the season and had 2 SF

Around the League: Detroit won at Miami, 5 to 0, and Cleveland lost at Chicago, 5 to 1, so the Tigers win the NL West by 1 game.

Questdog · 12-30-2019, 06:50 PM

October 7, 2003

Tuesday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Dick Panos, RF, Atlanta (27-R .275/.331/.472) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 7 R and 10 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW)
PCL Player of the Week - Greg Ware, SP, Oakland (27-L 18-13 2.25) Pitched 2 CG wins. 18 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 14 SO.

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

September 29 - RF Gene Garman (31-L) of Baltimore had 4 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Washington. The Orioles won, 11 to 4.
September 29 - Manny Lopez (30-R) of Cleveland pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus St. Louis. He walk 2 and struck out 5. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 17-12 with a 3.50 ERA in 35 starts. The Indians won, 3 to 0.
September 30 - 3B Jeff Galka (34-R) of Oakland hit a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at home versus San Francisco. The Oaks won, 14 to 1.
September 30 - CF Jim Sanders (26-R) of Brooklyn had 5 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Montreal. The Dodgers won, 10 to 1.
September 30 - Eliezer Sanchez (28-L) of Toronto pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Boston. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-14 with a 4.13 ERA in 33 starts. The Blue Jays won, 4 to 0.
September 30 - Rookie Mike Howard (22-R) of Philadelphia pitched a 3 hit shutout at New York. He walked 4 and struck out 5. 133 pitches thrown. At bat, he hit a double. He is now 3-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 11 starts. The Phillies won, 2 to 0.
October 1 - San Antonio won at Kansas City, 8 to 1, in 19 innings. Each team scored in the 13th. Sergio Peralta (28-R) of Kansas City ended August with 18 wins and led the PCL. He finishes the season 0-4 in his last 6 starts. He pitched 10 shutout innings in this one, allowing only 2 hits. Mark Riegel (33-R) of San Antonio pitched 10.2 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits. Kent Blizzard (33-R) earned the win with 5 shutout innings of relief. he allowed 2 hits and 3 walks and struck out 2.
October 1 - 3B Ruben Campos (30-R) of Toronto went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and a walk and a SF and had 5 RBI at home versus Boston. The Blue Jays won, 9 to 3. The Braves are eliminated from the post season after going 2-11 in their last 13 games.
October 2 - C Larry McNeil (28-R) of Milwaukee went 4 for 4 with a walk and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at Minnesota. The Brewers won, 12 to 3.
October 2 - Rookie 2B Roger Gandy (24-R) of Salt Lake City had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at Denver. The Bees won, 15 to 6, and had 19 hits.
October 3 - Ricky Villa (35-R) of San Diego pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus San Francisco, his old team. He walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he scored a run. He is now 6-12 with a 4.65 ERA in 20 starts. The Padres won, 4 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves.
October 3 - 2B Xuan-ling Pei (28-L) of Montreal had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. The Expos won, 9 to 2.
October 3 - CF Steve Fisher (28-R) of Atlanta had 3 hits with a home run and a walk and 5 RBI at home versus St. Louis. RF Dick Panos (27-R) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. The Crackers won, 12 to 5.
October 4 - Rookie Alonzo Benedettini (21-R) of Miami pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 19 starts (21 G). The Marlins won, 9 to 0.
October 4 - Chicago lost SP Dave Kushion (31-L) for all of next season with a torn ligament in his elbow. We was 16-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 starts.
October 5 - Rookie Rodrigo Pyrrait (24-R) of Salt Lake City pitched a 4 hit shutout at Kansas City. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-7 with a 3.89 ERA in 14 starts. The Bees won, 1 to 0.
October 5 - Bill Foley (28-R) of Seattle pitched a 3 hit shutout at Los Angeles. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. 98 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 21-8 with a 3.32 ERA in 36 starts. He led the League in losses with 19 last season. The Rainiers won, 11 to 0.
October 5 - LF Enrique Ramos (24-L) of New York hit a double and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Boston. The Giants won, 8 to 3.

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Questdog · 12-31-2019, 09:54 AM

Wednesday, October 8, 2003

We are in Dallas to play the first two games of the PCL Championship Series. They finished they season winning 2 of 3 in Minnesota while we were being swept in Oakland and took the home field advantage away from us. We were only 2-6 against them on the season and lost all 4 games played in Texas. They were 6th in the PCL in scoring with 713 runs (Portland ended up 2nd with 760). Our offensive numbers are very similar with the main difference being that we batted 10 points higher, but they walked more often, so that our OBP was only 2 points better than theirs. The Eagles were 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 552 (Portland was #1 with 541). Their pitchers led the League in ERA (2.99); ours were 3rd (3.07). Our fielding was much better. They made the 2nd most errors in the League (151); we had the 3rd fewest (123) and our DEF and ZR were much better than theirs. Their run differential was +161 (2nd best in Baseball) and ours was +219. I think they are the clear favorite given the head to head record and the way each team finished the season. Whichever of these teams makes it to the World Series should be the favorite to win it all.

Pacific Coast League Championship Series

Portland Beavers (98-64 .605 Champions of the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (99-63 .611 Champions of the PCL East)

Game 1
POR: Frank Flores (24-R 22-6 2.79) vs. DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 18-9 3.04) All-Star(01)

Flores ended the season with 10 straight wins in 10 starts and pitched 6 CG in his last 7. He did not allow more than 2 runs in any of his last 8.

Kestler is their #1 starter. He was 2-0 against us this season, with a 4 hit shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .229-83-0-7-.530 36)

DALLAS
1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31)
2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 94 R/30 2B/74 BB
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B
5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B
9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .148-88-0-5-.337 12) All-Star(01)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 40,773

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell lines a hit to right. Jerry Suazo flies out to right. Kim Springer lines out to center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Jose Gonzales swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! John Trent beats out an infield hit. Gilberto Lule flies out to right. Dennis Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left!

Portland 0; Dallas 0

Top of the Second:
We go down in order on three ground outs.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Rick Adkins draws a walk. Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte lines one to the right side and 2B A.J. Lee makes a great catch and then doubles Adkins off at 2nd!!

Portland 0; Dallas 0

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, P Frank Flores doubles to center! But Mitchell and Suazo make outs.

Bottom of the Third:
P Hal Kestler grounds a hit to left... Jose Gonzales grounds one back to the mound and P Frank Flores scoops it and fires to 2nd, but his throw bounces in the dirt for an error... John Trent grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and P Kestler goes to 3rd. Gilberto Lule grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!!

Portland 0; Dallas 0

Top of the Fourth:
We go down in order with Snowden and Mexicano striking out...

Bottom of the Fourth:
They go down in order!

Portland 0; Dallas 0

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Reid Reddick beats out an infield hit. P Frank Flores strikes out...

Bottom of the Fifth:
They go down in order on three ground outs!

Portland 0; Dallas 0

Top of the Sixth:
Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. Mitchell steals 3rd! Kim Springer lines out deep down the left field line and Mitchell trots home! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right. Tim Higbee grounds out to the pitcher...

Bottom of the Sixth:
The top of their order goes down 1-2-3!

Portland 1; Dallas 0

Top of the Seventh:
A.J. Lee lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... P Frank Flores strikes out.

Bottom of the Seventh:
They go down in order!

Portland 1; Dallas 0

Top of the Eighth:
We go down in order with 2 strikeouts...

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Sandy Forte grounds one to 2nd, but A.J. Lee boots it... Did I mention that they made a lot more errors than we did on the season? That is 2 for us in this game and they have none... PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), batting .276 with 4 HR in 127 AB, pops out to 3rd. 2 down. Jose Gonzales grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Portland 1; Dallas 0

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), their closer now. He has taken over from 41 year old John Farrance, but not because Farrance's performance has slipped; he still has a 1.92 ERA. Sanchez has a 2.47 ERA in 65.2 IP with 60 H, 1 HR, 28 BB and 52 SO. Glenn Snowden leads off with a home run down the right field line!! 2 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, A.J. Lee draws a walk. Reid Reddick flies out to deep right.

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Frank Flores is at 97 pitches. 2-3-4 up for them and our Bullpen is primed and ready to fire. John Trent flies out to deep center. Gilberto Lule takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dennis Allen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 2 to 0

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Dallas had 3 hits and made no errors

Frank Flores (W 1-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 112 pitches. At bat, he hit a double.

Hal Kestler (L 0-1) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit.

RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a home run. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk.

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 11:20 AM

Thursday, October 9, 2003

Pacific Coast League Championship Series

Portland Beavers (1-0 Champions of the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (0-1 Champions of the PCL East)

Game 2
POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-11 2.60) vs. DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 14-15 3.12)

Johnson ended the season losing 4 of his last 5 starts, but I still think he is our best pitcher, even though Flores and Muir ended up with 20 wins apiece.

Harrison has been a tough luck pitcher down the stretch. He finished 2-7 in his last 9 starts, but his ERA went down during the stretch. We faced him once and won, but he went 8 innings and gave us 4 runs (1 earned).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1)

DALLAS
1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31)
2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B
5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89)
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81)
9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .250-64-0-7-.558 50)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 40,628

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Jerry Suazo strikes out... He started the season very slow and then got hot for a long time, but he has turned cold again... 4 for his last 52 (.077), says Stacy the Statistician. Wow! I did not know it was THAT cold! Why did you not tell me sooner, like when it was 4 for 30 or so? "Specific mention of his cold streak was in the report I compiled for you on Tuesday and in the one compiled the Tuesday before that." What report? "The report on all of our stats that I have put on your desk every Tuesday morning since Spring Training. It's in a blue binder with our team Logo on the cover." Oh, that report. I saw those, but I just had Felicity the Filer file them..... Kim Springer grounds one to 2nd and Franklin Teran boots it! Runners at 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and Mitchell trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
Jose Gonzales lines a 1-2 pitch to center for a hit. John Trent hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Eagles. Well, Johnson is not on a hot streak. "That was in the report, too, if you would have read it." Did you put anything in there about how to fix him? "No, I am a statistician, not a coach." You wanna be a coach? 'Cause none of the coaches we got know what to do.... "Do not patronize me." I'm sorry, I was not patronizing you; just taking out my frustration over our best pitcher losing all these games... The Bullpen is up. Dennis Allen strikes out. Mark Carlson doubles off the wall in left center and Lule scores... 3 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Rick Adkins lines a hit to left... Franklin Teran strikes out. 2 down. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd.

Portland 1; Dallas 3

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs and the bases empty, we let P Denny Jennissen bat and he grounds a hit to left. He was 0 for 2 with a strikeout during the season. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Jose Gonzales lines a hit to right. John Trent doubles to right center. The Bullpen is up again. With the infield in, Gilberto Lule grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. 2 outs. Dennis Allen grounds out to 3rd!

Portland 1; Dallas 3

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Kim Springer grounds a hit to center. Glenn Snowden strikes out. Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee strikes out...

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Franklin Teran draws a walk. Sandy Forte grounds a hit to center. P Tommy Harrison strikes out.

Portland 1; Dallas 3

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a 3-2 pitch to right. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) is sent up. P Tommy Harrison picks Reddick off at 1st... Trejo swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out...

Bottom of the Fourth:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, John Trent walks on 4 pitches... Gilberto Lule grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!

Portland 1; Dallas 3

Top of the Fifth:
Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to left. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. But Kim Springer and Glenn Snowden both make outs...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Mark Carlson doubles to left. Rick Adkins lines a hit to center. The Bullpen is up again. Franklin Teran pops out to center and Jerry Suazo fires to 3rd to double off Carlson!!

Portland 1; Dallas 3

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Tim Higbee beats out an infield hit. A.J. Lee lines one to right, but Gilberto Lule, not known for his defense, makes a diving catch... Reid Reddick grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Sixth:
They go down in order for the first time today.

Portland 1; Dallas 3

Top of the Seventh:
PH Jose Julio (29-R) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. After a couple of force outs at 2nd, Jerry Suazo is now the runner at first. Kim Springer muscles a hit to center. Glenn Snowden strikes out....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Roy Huls (22-R). With 1 out, Gilberto Lule draws a walk. Dennis Allen draws a walk. The Bullpen is back up. A passed ball moves the runners up... With the infield in, Mark Carlson grounds a hit to left and Lule scores... 4 to 1, Eagles. Rick Adkins grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but A.J. Lee makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and Allen scores... 5 to 1, Eagles. Franklin Teran strikes out. 2 down. P Huls balks the runners up...Sandy Forte doubles to center and both runners score... 7 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Sandy Bastianelli (28-R). P Pommy Harrison grounds out to 3rd.

Portland 1; Dallas 7

Top of the Eighth:
Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. But the next three make outs.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. John Trent walks. The Bullpen is up again... Gilberto Lule grounds into a 1-4-3 double play and Gonzales goes to 3rd. Dennis Allen hits a home run to center... 9 to 1, Eagles. Mark Carlson lines out to deep left.

Portland 1; Dallas 9

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Dave Madrid (31-R) with a 2.93 ERA in 61.1 IP. PH Jack Hinckley (27-R) grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Mitchell and Suazo both strike out...

Lost - 9 to 1

Series is tied at 1 game all

10 games in a row now that we have scored 3 or fewer runs....

We had 7 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Dallas had 13 hits (only 6 singles) and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (L 0-1) got 1 out, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1.
RHP Denny Jennissen went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Rich Larkin went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Roy Huls got 2 outs, allowed 4 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Sandy Bastianelli went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit, a home run and 2 walks.

Tommy Harrison (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 144 pitches.

RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits. 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 3 walks.

For Dallas, 3B Mark Carlson had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

National League Championship Series

Game 1
Detroit Tigers (90-72 .556 Champions of the NL West) at
Brooklyn Dodgers (90-72 .556 Champions of the NL East)

All-Stars
DETROIT
SP Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01)
C Terry Mann (26-L .282-507-17-62-.758 74) RoY
3B Joe Dunn (26-R .287-550-22-74-.815 53)
RF Bob Stout (31-R .303-637-13-88-.797 45)

The Tigers only have 2 relievers on the DL

BROOKLYN
2B Jim Markham (26-R .266-543-21-103-.746 60) Silver Slugger

The Dodgers have 2 SP and 3 RP on the DL

DET: Jeff Kintz (26-R 16-10 2.82) vs. BRO: George Mitchell (23-L 14-7 3.29)

The Dodgers won, 9 to 4

The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 1st, once in the 2nd and 3 times in the 3rd and coasted to victory. CF Jim Sanders (26-R) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Jack Hemenway (27-R) had 3 hits with a double and a home run and scored 3 runs. RF Ron Warehime (30-L) went 4 for 4 with a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jesse Duncan (26-L) hit a home run and had 2 RBI. For the Tigers, 1B Lou Crain (32-R) hit a 3 run home run.

W - SP George Mitchell (23-L) (1-0)

L - SP Jeff Kintz (26-R) (0-1)

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 03:29 PM

Friday, October 10, 2003

National League Championship Series

Game 2
Detroit Tigers (0-1 Champions of the NL West) at
Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0 Champions of the NL East)

DET: Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) vs. BRO: Carlos de Santiago (23-L 16-8 2.41) Rookie

The Dodgers won, 3 to 2
They lead the series, 2 games to none

The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 5th, they big blast being a 2 run double by 2B Jim Markham (26-R). For the Tigers, C Terry Mann (26-L) had 3 hits and scored a run and threw out Markham trying to steal.

W - SP Carlos de Santiago (23-L) (1-0)
SV - RP Mark Baransky (26-R) (1)

L - SP Kevin Houde (29-R) (0-1)

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 03:34 PM

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Pacific Coast League Championship Series

Dallas Eagles (1-1 Champions of the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (1-1 Champions of the PCL West)

Game 3
DAL: Dawson Winslow (27-L 13-10 2.65) Gold Glove vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 20-6 3.08)

Winslow ended the season winning his last 4 starts and went at lease 8 innings in each game and only allowed 4 total runs. He was 1-1 against us during the season and pitched a 3 hit shutout.

Muir was 5-1 in his last 9 starts and pitched a CG win, allowing 1 run in his final start to earn his 20th victory. These two pitchers faced off during the regular season and we won, 3-2, but Muir only went 2 innings because he got hurt hitting a double.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31)
2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B
5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B
9: P Dawson Winslow (27-L .175-57-0-2-.429 1) Gold Glove

PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .317-265-3-27-.771 92)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .221-348-4-31-.570 104)
3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 80)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .260-331-2-26-.688 72)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R .291-79-0-11-.642 1) Gold Glove(01)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 49 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 45,916

Biggest crowd ever in Portland!

Top of the First:
Jose Gonzales flies out to left. John Trent strikes out. Gilberto Lule flies out to left! 1-2-3

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio grounds out to 3rd. Juan Rojas grounds out to the pitcher. A.J. Lee grounds out to short...

Dallas 0; Portland 0

Top of the Second:
Dennis Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Steve Muir balks him to 2nd... Mark Carlson grounds out to the pitcher and Allen goes to 3rd. Rick Adkins lines a hit to center and Allen scores... 1 to 0, Eagles. Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners advance. P Dawson Winslow grounds a hit to left and Adkins scores, but Teran gets thrown out at home by Jose Julio! 2 to 0, Eagles.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. But the next two make outs.

Dallas 2; Portland 0

Top of the Third:
Jose Gonzales lines a hit to center... He steals 2nd. With 1 out, Gilberto Lule lines a hit to center and Gonzales scores... 3 to 0, Eagles. With 2 outs, Mark Carlson lines a hit to center... Rick Adkins flies out to center.

Bottom of the Third:
We go down in order.

Dallas 3; Portland 0

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Sandy Forte grounds a hit to left. P Darren Winslow bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Jose Gonzales flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches. A.J. Lee bloops a hit to right center. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Rojas goes to 3rd... Fernando Mexicano strikes out...

Dallas 3; Portland 0

Top of the Fifth:
John Trent reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Fernando Mexicano... The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir balks Trent to 3rd... Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center and Trent scores... 4 to 0, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Rick Adkins strikes out looking.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd and Higbee goes to 2nd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds out to short...

Dallas 4; Portland 0

Top of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Sandy Bastianelli (28-R). Franklin Teran draws a walk. The Bullpen is back up... Sandy Forte grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. P Dawson Winslow bunts him to 2nd. Jose Gonzales lines a hit to center... Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). John Trent triples down the left field line and both runners score... 6 to 0, Eagles... Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Jose Julio doubles off the wall in right center. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Julio goes to 3rd. A.J. Lee grounds out to the pitcher and Julio holds... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Dallas 6; Portland 0

Top of the Seventh:
Dennis Allen teaches when 3B Fernando Mexicano boots his ground ball....Mark Carlson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Rick Adkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center. The next three all make outs...

Dallas 6; Portland 0

Top of the Eighth:
They go down in order for the first time since the 1st inning.

Bottom of the Eighth:
PH Dave Risinger (27-R) grounds a hit to center. Jose Julio grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Julio moves up. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd...

Dallas 6; Portland 0

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). With 1 out, John Trent lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Dennis Allen grounds a hit to center. Mark Carlson strikes out looking.

Bottom of the Ninth:
Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted. 0 for 4 on the day against a lefty... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tim Higbee grounds out to short...

Lost - 6 to 0

Dallas leads the series 2 games to 1.

11 games in a row now our 2nd best offense in the PCL has scored 2 or fewer runs...
In the 3 games of this series we have scores a whopping 3 runs total....

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Dallas had 12 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (L 0-1) went 4.2 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He balked twice.
LHP Victor Alvarez faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Sandy Bastianelli got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Roy Huls went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
LHP Vic Kyzer went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hit and struck out 2.

Dawson Winslow (W 1-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 101 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

LF Jose Julio hit a double. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits, but also made 2 errors. PH Dave Risinger had a hit.

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 05:02 PM

Sunday, October 12, 2003

Pacific Coast League Championship Series

Dallas Eagles (2-1 Champions of the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (1-2 Champions of the PCL West)

Game 4
DAL: Ron Wells (22-R 16-3 2.22) Rookie vs. POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.09) Rookie

Wells ended the season 8-0 in his last 11 starts. We faced him once and he beat us, but we got 9 hits and 2 home runs in 7 IP, but only scored 3 runs.

Woodward was 2-0 in his last 4 starts and they were all decent outings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31)
2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B
5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B
9: P Ron Wells (22-R .143-56-0-5-.372 1) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92)
9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .280-50-1-10-.660 42) Rookie

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 49 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 45,588

Top of the First:
Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Gilberto Lule strikes out. Dennis Allen grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer flies out to center. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right and Suazo heads home....Safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out looking...

Dallas 0; Portland 1

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Second:
A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Reid Reddick doubles to right center and Lee scores and Reddick ends up on 3rd! 2 to 0, Beavers! With the infield in, P Bill Woodward grounds a hit through the right side and Reddick scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! We have reached our 3 run ceiling; can we break through? Brian Mitchell strikes out looking... Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 2-4. Kim Springer doubles down the right field line, but once again, with 2 outs, Suazo stops at 3rd rather than taking a risk... Take the risk with 2 outs! Glenn Snowden grounds one to the hole on the left side and Sandy Forte makes a diving stop, leaps up and throws the ball over the head of the 1st baseman for a 2 base error and both runners score!! 5 to 0, Beavers! That does it for rookie P Ron Wells. New Pitcher: Bruce Croft (29-R), a starter during the regular season who was 10-11 with a 3.96 ERA. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right. Tim Higbee strikes out...

Dallas 0; Portland 5

Top of the Third:
They let P Brice Croft bat and he grounds a hit to left... He is a career .224 hitter. A wild pitch moves him to 2nd. With 1 out, John Trent doubles off the wall in center and Croft scores. 5 to 1, Beavers. The #3 and #4 hitters make outs!

Bottom of the Third:
We go down in order...

Dallas 1; Portland 5

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right, his 1st of the series. Kim Springer lines out to 2nd and they double Suazo off at 1st...

Dallas 1; Portland 5

Top of the Fifth:
They let P Bruce Croft bat again and he hits a line drive, but 1B Glenn Snowden makes a nice spear! With 2 outs, John Trent grounds a hit to right. Gilberto Lule swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the Fifth:
We go down in order...

Dallas 1; Portland 5

Top of the Sixth:
Dennis Allen grounds a hit to left. We get the Bullpen up. Mark Carlson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Carlson goes to 3rd unmolested. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Franklin Teran strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Sandy Forte lines one hard to deep right, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a hit to right. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) flies out to center. Brian Mitchell grounds a double down the left field line. Jerry Suazo strikes out...

Dallas 1; Portland 5

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Javy Chavez (30-R), who was 4 for 23 (.174) with a HR during the regular season, lines out to right. Jose Gonzales draws a walk... John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short. Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Larry Lauer (24-L), a rookie with a 3.38 ERA in 45.1 IP with 58 SO. PH Jose Julio (29-R) walks on 4 pitches. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Julio goes to 3rd without a throw. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center and Julio scores! 6 to 1, Beavers! Tim Higbee lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. A.J. Lee flies out to right and the runners hold... A wild pitch scores Snowden! 7 to 1, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd and Mexicano scores. 8 to 1, Beavers! PH Juan Rojas (24-S) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Dallas 1; Portland 8

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). Jose Julio stays in the game to play left. Dennis Allen grounds a hit to center. With 1 out, Rick Adkins draws a walk. Franklin Teran grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Allen goes to 3rd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano throws it away for a 2 base error and Allen scores... 8 to 2, Beavers. PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), who hit .276 with 4 HR in 12 AB, lines a hit to center and both runners score and he ends up on 2nd... 8 to 4, Beavers. Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Angelo Quintero (30-R) with a 2.05 ERA in 48.1 IP. With 1 out, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Jose Julio grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Suazo takes 2nd. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short...

Dallas 4; Portland 8

Top of the Ninth:
Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd. With 1 out, Gilberto Lule draws a walk. Dennis Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 8 to 4

The series is tied at 2 games apiece.

Finally some runs!

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Dallas had 9 hits and made 1 error

Bill Woodward (W 1-0) went 5.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Denny Jennissen (H 1) faced 1 batter and got 2 outs with 1 strikeout.
RHP Rich Larkin went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 walk.
LHP Vic Kyzer went 2 innings, allowed 3 unearned runs, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Ron Wells (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

RF Brian Mitchell hit a double. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Kim Springer hit a double and scored a run. PH/LF Jose Julio drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

National League Championship Series

Game 3
Brooklyn Dodgers (2-0 Champions of the NL East) at
Detroit Tigers (0-2 Champions of the NL West)

BRO: Danny Amaya (32-L 9-14 3.49) vs. DET: Chuck Pitre (35-R 16-7 3.53)

The Tigers won, 9 to 3
The Dodgers lead the series, 2 games to 1

The Tigers scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning. 1B Lou Crain (32-R) had 2 hits with a home run and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Melvin Navarro (26-L) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. Chuck Pitre (35-R) pitched a CG, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

W - SP Chuck Pitre (35-R) (1-0)

L - SP Danny Amaya (32-L) (0-1)

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 06:32 PM

Monday, October 13, 2003

Pacific Coast League Championship Series

Dallas Eagles (2-2 Champions of the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (2-2 Champions of the PCL West)

Game 5
DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 18-9 3.04) All-Star(01) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 22-6 2.79)

We won this matchup in Game 1 at Dallas, 2 to 0, with Flores pitching a 3 hit shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31)
2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B
5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B
9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .148-88-0-5-.337 12) All-Star(01)

PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .229-83-0-7-.530 36)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 52 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 45,720

Top of the First:
Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right. Gonzales takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! Gilberto Lule walks on 4 pitches... Dennis Allen grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jerry Suazo lines out to left. Kim Springer draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Glenn Snowden lines out to deep left...

Dallas 0; Portland 0

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Franklin Teran grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Tim Higbee bloops a hit to left. With 2 outs, Reid Reddick lines a hit to left. P Frank Flores grounds out to the pitcher...

Dallas 0; Portland 0

Top of the Third:
They go down in order!

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Kim Springer doubles to right. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Springer heads home.....Safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano pops out to short.

Dallas 0; Portland 1

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Dennis Allen grounds a hit up the middle. Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center and Allen beats the throw to 3rd. Rick Adkins strikes out! Franklin Teran lines out to short!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, A.J. Lee hits a home run to center! 2 to 0, Beavers! 431 ft.! Reid Reddick grounds a hit to right. P Frank Flores bunts him to 2nd. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher...

Dallas 0; Portland 2

Top of the Fifth:
Sandy Forte lines one to right and Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch, but cannot hold on to the ball and it is a hit... P Hal Kestler bunts the runner up. The next two make outs!

Bottom of the Fifth:
We go down in order...

Dallas 0; Portland 2

Top of the Sixth:
Gilberto Lule doubles over the center fielder's head... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Marl Carlson lines a hit to center and Lule scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Rick Adkins takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Franklin Teran grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 1, Beavers! With 2 outs, Reid Reddick doubles down the right field line. P Frank Flores strikes out.

Dallas 1; Portland 3

Top of the Seventh:
Sandy Forte grounds a hit to center. The Bullpen is back up. PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), 1 for 2 in the series, skies one to right, but Brian Mitchell drops the ball... Jose Gonzales grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners move up. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). John Trent squibs one in front of the plate and he is out, 2-3, and the runners hold. 2 outs. Gilberto Lule, the All-Star, strikes out!!!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Larry Lauer (24-L), the rookie we scored 3 runs off of yesterday. PH Jose Julio (29-R) swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. PH Jack Hinckley (27-R) swings at the first pitch and lines out to left. PH Dave Risinger (27-R) flies out to left...

Dallas 1; Portland 3

Top of the Eighth:
Jose Julio stays in the game to play right, Jack Hinckley stays in to play center, Dave Risinger stays in to play 3rd and Fernando Mexicano moves to left. They go down in order with 2 strikeouts!

Bottom of the Eighth:
Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. The next three make outs...

Dallas 1; Portland 3

Top of the Ninth:
Franklin Teran grounds out to short. Sandy Forte swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left... PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 1 in the series, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 3 to 1

Portland leads the series, 3 games to 2

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Dallas had 8 hits and made no errors

Frank Flores (W 2-0) went 6.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. 112 pitches. That is 12 straight starts he has won!
RHP Roy Huls (SV 1) went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Hal Kestler (0-2) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 5.

LF Kim Springer hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano hit a home run. 2B A.J. Lee hit a home run. SS Reid Reddick was 3 for 3 with a double.

For Dallas, SS Sandy Forte had 3 hits.

National League Championship Series

Game 4
Brooklyn Dodgers (2-1 Champions of the NL East) at
Detroit Tigers (1-2 Champions of the NL West)

BRO: Dennis DeStefano (25-R 5-6 4.52) Rookie vs. DET: Willie Jankowski (26-R 14-11 3.62)

The Tigers won, 4 to 3
The series is tied at 2 games apiece.

The Tigers scored 3 runs on the 7th inning. SP Willie Jankowski (26-R) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. For Brooklyn, LF Pete Hudson (22-L) had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Jack Hemenway (27-R) had 2 hits and 3 RBI, but made a run scoring error in that 7th inning.

W - SP Willie Jankowski (26-R) (1-0)
SV - RP Rafael Pina (22-L) (1)

L - SP Dennis DeStefano (25-R) (0-1)

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 07:59 PM

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

National League Championship Series

Game 5
Brooklyn Dodgers (2-2 Champions of the NL East) at
Detroit Tigers (2-2 Champions of the NL West)

BRO: George Mitchell (23-L 14-7 3.29) vs. DET: Jeff Kintz (26-R 16-10 2.82)

The Dodgers won this matchup in Game 1, 9 to 4.

The Tigers won, 1 to 0
They lead the series 3 game to 2.

Jeff Kintz (26-R) pitched a 4 hit shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 8. 121 pitches thrown. At bat, he was 2 for 2.

W - SP Jeff Kintz (26-R) (1-1)

L - SP George Mitchell (23-L) (1-1)

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 08:05 PM

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Today is Sandy Bastianelli's 29th birthday!

Pacific Coast League Championship Series

Portland Beavers (3-2 Champions of the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (2-3 Champions of the PCL East)

Game 6
POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-11 2.60) vs. DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 14-15 3.12)

We lost this matchup in Game 2 at Dallas, 9 to 1, with Johnson only getting 1 out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73)
3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1)

DALLAS
1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31)
2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B
5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B
9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .250-64-0-7-.558 50)

Game Start: 8:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 40,816

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Kim Springer doubles to left center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Jose Gonzales loops a hit to center... Here we go again... Gonzales steals 2nd. John Trent lines one hard to deep right center, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch and Gonzales tags up and trots to 3rd. Gilberto Lule hits a home run to right... 2 to 0, Eagles. What is the friggin' problem with P Bobby Johnson?!?! The Bullpen is alerted... Dennis Allen grounds out to short. Well, at least P Johnson has doubled the number of outs he got in the first game... Mark Carlson grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Portland 0; Dallas 2

Top of the Second:
We go down in order with 2 strikeouts...

Bottom of the Second:
They go down in order!!

Portland 0; Dallas 2

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson doubles to center. Brian Mitchell swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short and they double P Johnson off at 2nd...

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jose Gonzales grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Gonzales takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out!!

Portland 0; Dallas 2

Top of the Fourth:
Jerry Suazo beats out an infield hit. Kim Springer doubles to right! Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking... What is the point of even trying to put good hitters in the lineup? Tim Higbee, who has struck out about 74 times this series, swings at the first pitch and drills a home run to center!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Gilberto Lule takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Dennis Allen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Mark Carlson gets beaned... He steals 2nd. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to center!

Portland 3; Dallas 2

Top of the Fifth:
We go down in order...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Franklin Teran leads off with a double to left. The Bullpen is back up. But the next three make outs!!!

Portland 3; Dallas 2

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano draws a walk. Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Dennis Allen doubles to left center. Mark Carlson lines a hit to left and Allen heads home and beats the throw and Carlson goes to 2nd. Tie Game: 3 to 3. Rick Adkins flies out to right.

Portland 3; Dallas 3

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Reid Reddick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds a hit to left. Brian Mitchell pokes a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jerry Suazo, that drain on our offense, strikes out... Kim Springer fouls out to 3rd... Big, BIG phooey....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (30-R). With 2 outs, PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 2 in the series, strikes out!

Portland 3; Dallas 3

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), their closer, who has given us 1 run in 1 IP this series. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short. P Sanchez is hurt. New Pitcher: John Farrance (41-R), their old closer with a 1.92 ERA and 29 SV in 70.1 IP. This is his first appearance in the series. The Eagles just signed him to a 2 year extension. He gets Mexicano and Higbee out...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Top of their lineup. P Denny Jennissen strikes out the side in order!

Portland 3; Dallas 3

Top of the Ninth:
A.J. Lee fouls out to the catcher... Reid Reddick swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. PH Jose Julio (29-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Reddick goes to 2nd. Brian Mitchell pops out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). Dennis Allen doubles down the left field line... Mark Carlson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... With the runners on the move, Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses and C Tim Higbee throws to 3rd to nail Allen!!! Carlson moves to 2nd. We walk Franklin Teran intentionally. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd!!!

Portland 3; Dallas 3

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
With 1 out, Kim Springer hits a home run to right! 4 to 3, Beavers! Snowden and Mexicano make outs...

Bottom of the Tenth:
PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), 1 for 3 in the series with 2 RBI, strikes out! Jose Gonzales grounds out to 2nd!! John Trent pops out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 4 to 3

We are the Pacific Coast League Champions for 2003!
We won the series, 4 games to 2.

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Dallas had 7 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Denny Jennissen pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 4.
RHP Rich Larkin (W 1-0) went scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

Tommy Harrison went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6.
RHP John Farrance (L 0-1) went 2.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.

RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits . LF Kim Springer hit 2 doubles and a home run and scored 2 runs. C Tim Higbee hit a 3 run home run. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and a walk. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit.

P Frank Flores was named the PCL Championship Series MVP. He was 2-0 and allowed only 1 run in 15.1 IP.

Questdog · 12-31-2019, 08:39 PM

Thursday, October 16, 2003

National League Championship Series

Game 6
Detroit Tigers (3-2 Champions of the NL West) at
Brooklyn Dodgers (2-3 Champions of the NL East)

DET: Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) vs. BRO: Carlos de Santiago (23-L 16-8 2.41) Rookie

The Dodgers won this matchup in Game 2, 3 to 2.

The Tigers won, 7 to 0
They win the series 4 game to 2.

Kevin Houde (26-R) pitched a 3 hit shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 5. 96 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. C Terry Mann had 3 hits and scored a run.

W - SP Kevin Houde (26-R) (1-1)

L - SP Carlos de Santiago (23-L) (1-1)

2B Jose Parada (28-R) was named the NLCS MVP. He had 8 hits (.381) and 4 RBI and stole 3 bases and scored 5 runs.

12-29-2019, 09:44 PM	#681
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, September 29, 2003 We are in Sacramento to play the Solons a 4 game series. They lost 3 of 4 in Seattle over the weekend. We are 6-4 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 the first time we were here, August 26-28. They are 12th in scoring in the PCL with 3.90 runs per game (Portland is still #1 with 4.79). They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.77 per game (Portland is now #1 with 3.35!). We have allowed 3 fewer runs than Kansas City. Oh! I would love to finish the season with the best offense and the best defense in the League! Sacramento's run differential is -134 and ours is +224. Portland Beavers (94-61 .606 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-94 .394 33 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.33) Rookie vs. SAC: Carl Jones (29-R 11-15 4.37) Rookie Woodward has won his last 2 starts, pitching a CG both times. He gave up 3 HR and 4 runs last time out. Jones was claimed off waivers from Minnesota on August 28. Since joining the Solons, he is 1-5 with an 8.07 ERA in 6 starts with 48 H in 29 IP. We faced him twice this season when he was with the Twins and he beat us both times, including a 7 hit shutout last time. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .306-297-1-23-.734 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .273-494-5-40-.697 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .291-285-8-50-.802 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-564-34-133-1.065 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-469-14-91-.862 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .256-425-12-55-.686 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .304-381-2-32-.761 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .254-362-8-47-.666 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .304-46-1-10-.717 44) Rookie SACRAMENTO 1: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .254-71-0-6-.570 79) Rookie 2 BB/14 SO/3 SB 2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .239-230-5-24-.685 66) Rookie ex-Beaver traded for Tim Higbee 13 1B/56 SO 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .262-535-11-68-.675 46) 16 2B/25 SB 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .280-525-16-88-.792 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B/9 3B 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-590-13-74-.640 63) 6: 1B Bob Swanson (32-L .244-250-5-23-.667 76) 7 2B 7: RF Brent Ray (26-L .273-161-3-16-.759 73) Rookie 8: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .242-462-13-65-.686 46) 9: P Carl Jones (29-R .054-56-0-2-.124 24) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 9,462 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Kim Springer grounds out to the pitcher... Bottom of the First: Jose de Haro grounds out to 2nd. Paul Moreland triples to left center... Dennis Rayner strikes out! Jim Holberton swings at a 3-0 pitch and flies out to center!! Top of the Second: Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners advance. A.J. Lee grounds out to short and Snowden scores and Mexicano stays at 2nd. 1 to 0, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to short. Bottom of the Seventh: Larry Pierce loops a hit to center. We get the Bullpen up. Bob Swanson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Brent Ray grounds a hit up the middle. Mario Vasquez walks on 4 pitches to load them up with 1 out. PH Frank White (33-L), batting .266 with 5 HR in 79 AB, flies out to deep center and Swanson trots home. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Jose de Haro grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Duane Rokita (29-R), with a 4.07 ERA in 59.2 IP. He strikes out the side in order... Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (29-L). With 1 out, Dennis Rayner singles and then steals 2nd. Jim Holberton lines a hit to right and Rayner beats the throw home.. 2 to 1, Solons. Larry Pierce grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: David Fuentes (27-R), their All-Star closer and the ex-Beaver, with a 2.19 ERA in 74 IP, with 20 BB and 83 SO. He had only allowed 1 HR all season until his last game, when he gave up 2 and lost the game. 3-4-5 up for us. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right!!!! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Tim Higbee swings at a 1-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center!!!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! That is 4 HR allowed in his last 1.1 IP for Fuentes! THAT's the David we traded away! A.J. Lee strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: With 1 out, Brent Ray draws a walk. PH Alfredo Vasquez (26-R), a rookie who is 3 for 13 (.231) with 2 triples, grounds a hit to center... LF Eddie Dyer (28-L), batting .256 with 0 HR in 199 AB, strikes out! 2 down. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (24-R). They send up a pinch-hitter for Jose de Haro: Ralph McKinney (24-L), batting .275 with 0 HR in 375 AB. He strikes out on 3 pitches and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!! Won - 3 to 2 Beating Fuentes feels just jolly! We had 7 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 8 hits and made 1 error Bill Woodward went 7 innings, gave up 1 run, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. LHP Victor Alvarez (W 8-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 11) faced 1 batter and struck him out on 3 pitches. Carl Jones went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. RHP David Fuentes (L 5-10 BS 5) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 2. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and with his 15th home run of the season. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 13th home run. Around the League: Atlanta won the first game of their 4 game series at home with division leading Detroit, 7 to 4, to pull with 1 game with 6 to play. In the NL West there are 5 teams within 2 games of 1st place.

12-29-2019, 11:51 PM	#682
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Portland Beavers (95-61 .609 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-95 .391 34 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-10 2.64) vs. SAC: Darrell Williams (26-R 6-17 5.29) Johnson has lost his last 3 starts and has not looked pretty doing it. 5.82 ERA. We need him to get back in line for the postseason. Williams is 2-0 in his last 3 starts with a no decision last time, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) in 8 IP. We has 12-10 with a 3.16 ERA last year. We faced him once this season and beat him, scoring 5 runs (4 earned) in 1.2 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .302-301-1-23-.725 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .271-498-5-40-.692 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .287-289-8-50-.792 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .374-567-34-133-1.067 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-473-15-92-.870 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-365-8-47-.660 92) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .304-385-2-32-.758 95) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .189-127-1-16-.547 77) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .211-76-1-8-.544 1) SACRAMENTO 1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .274-376-0-35-.684 87) 2: CF Alfredo Vasquez (26-R .286-14-0-3-.857 75) Rookie 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .263-539-11-68-.677 46) 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .280-528-16-89-.792 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-594-13-74-.639 63) 6: RF Brent Ray (26-L .276-163-3-16-.769 73) Rookie 7: SS Larry Carlson (30-R .000-2-0-0-.000 70) 8: C Darryl Swaney (28-L .189-111-2-13-.568 74) Rookie 9: P Darrell Williams (26-R .204-54-0-3-.445 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 8,609 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Those two are a combined 10 for 81 (.123) over the last two weeks... Kim Springer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First: Ralph McKinney swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Alfredo Vasquez grounds a hit to center. He steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 2nd and Vasquez goes to 3rd. Jim Holberton grounds out to the pitcher! Through 5 innings, the #1 offense in Baseball has 1 hit off a pitcher with an ERA over 5.... Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson hits a fly ball to left, but Dennis Rayner drops it for an error. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Kim Springer flies out to right and P Johnson tags up and beats the throw home and Mitchell goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden fouls out to 3rd.... Top of the Seventh: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right center! 2 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Eighth: Brian Mitchell leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 0, Beavers! Won - 3 to 0 We had 5 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 6 hits and made 2 errors Bobby Johnson (W 14-10) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 117 pitches. At bat, re reached on an error and scored a run. Darrell Williams (L 6-18) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season (and career). 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 16th home run.

12-29-2019, 11:54 PM	#683
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monthly Awards for September, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Alex Urias, 1b, Atlanta (38-L) .376/.425/.723 101 AB, 8 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 10 BB, 22 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 26 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Raul Alvarado, lhp, Montreal (27-L) 5-0 1.39 ERA 6 GS, 51.2 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 20 BB, 53 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Larry Ryan, rhp, Toronto (21-R) 3-2 1.60 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 25 SO PCL Player of the Month: Dave Macnaughton, 2b, Minnesota (30-R) .396/.420/.642 106 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO, 6 SB, 0 CS, 27 R, 24 RBI in 28 G (26 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (24-R) 6-0 0.69 ERA 6 GS, 52 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 4-0 1.89 ERA 5 GS, 38 IP, 34 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 12 SO (2nd straight RoM) Monthly Awards for August, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (33-R) .409/.484/.691 110 AB, 14 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 16 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 24 R, 29 RBI in 30 G (28 GS) (3rd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff Gleason, rhp, Baltimore (26-R) 5-1 2.04 ERA 5 SV, 13 G, 17.2 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 15 BB, 15 SO (ex-Beaver; lame pick) NL Rookie of the Month: Mario Orozco, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 2-0 1.13 ERA 7 SV, 13 G, 16 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 23 SO (2nd straight Pittsburgh winner) PCL Player of the Month: Clay Laurence, lf, San Francisco (24-R) .389/.455/.731 108 AB, 6 2b, 5 3b, 7 HR, 14 BB, 14 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 24 R, 23 RBI in 27 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.49 ERA 6 GS, 48.1 IP, 32 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 22 SO (2nd PoM in a row) PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 3-0 0.97 ERA 5 GS, 37 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO Monthly Awards for July, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Bill Tovar, lf, Montreal (32-R) .361/.429/.691 97 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 16 SO, 3 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 22 RBI in 25 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Pete Kinser, lhp, St. Louis (30-L) 4-0 0.91 ERA 5 GS, 39.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO (2nd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Ozzie Sanchez, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 3-0 2.58 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 34 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 37 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .380/.446/.670 100 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 7 HR, 11 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 22 R, 24 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd PoM in a row; 3rd career) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.36 ERA 6 GS, 46.1 IP, 32 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Mitch Bagley, rhp, San Antonio (22-R) 4-2 2.20 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 40 H, 2 HR, 13 BB, 27 SO Monthly Awards for June, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Michael Guerrero, lf, Chicago (32-L) .333/.438/.696 102 AB, 7 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 18 BB, 9 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 30 R, 31 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (3rd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Kevin Houde, rhp, Detroit (29-R) 4-0 1.50 ERA 6 GS, 48 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO (2nd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Carlos de Santiago, lhp, Brooklyn (22-L) 4-0 1.80 ERA 5 GS, 40 IP, 37 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .469/.505/.750 96 AB, 9 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 24 RBI in 25 G (24 GS) (2nd career PoM) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Sam Henderson, rhp, Hollywood (29-R) 5-1 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 40 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 37 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Mike Sims, rhp, Denver (21-R) 3-0 2.02 ERA 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO Monthly Awards for May, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Buddy Jacobson, cf, Philadelphia (26-L) .372/.405/.611 113 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO, 8 SB, 5 CS, 21 R, 21 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) 3-0 1.76 ERA 9 SV 14 G, 15.1 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO (Rookie) NL Rookie of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) PCL Player of the Month: Bill Webber, ss, San Francisco (26-S) .407/.421/.676 108 AB, 8 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 19 R, 26 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Wertz, rhp, Los Angeles (32-R) 5-0 1.84 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO (4th career PoM) PCL Rookie of the Month: Javier Fernandez, rhp, Hollywood (23-R) 2-0 2.70 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO Monthly Awards for April, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (24-L) .377/.484/.714 77 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 16 R, 17 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) 4-1 0.92 ERA 5 GS, 39 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO (Rookie) NL Rookie of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) PCL Player of the Month: Dennis Allen, c, Dallas (28-R) .384/.412/.671 73 AB, 3 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 27 RBI in 20 G (18 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Foley, rhp, Seattle (28-R) 4-1 2.63 ERA 5 GS, 41 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 31 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Jose Rosa, rhp, Denver (22-R) 3-0 2.79 ERA 5 GS, 38.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 21 SO We will wait and post the Beavers' stats at the end of the season.

12-30-2019, 09:32 AM	#684
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, October 1, 2003 Portland Beavers (96-61 .611 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-96 .379 35 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Steve Muir (28-R 19-6 3.16) Gold Glove(01) vs. SAC: Jorge Vela (33-L 5-10 5.12) Muir takes his 2nd shot at becoming a 20 game winner. This will be his last chance. He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP last time out and lost to Hollywood. Vela gave up 10 hits and 3 walks in 7 IP at Seattle last time out, but only 3 runs, though the Solons were shut out and he lost. He only started against us once this season and had a no decision with 3 runs allowed in 6 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .324-253-3-27-.791 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .223-336-4-31-.575 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .302-388-2-33-.753 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-570-34-133-1.062 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-477-16-93-.877 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .259-429-13-56-.696 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-321-2-26-.691 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-369-8-47-.659 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .289-76-0-11-.641 1) Gold Glove(01) SACRAMENTO 1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .272-379-0-35-.680 86) 2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .243-235-5-24-.700 66) Rookie 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .263-543-11-68-.676 46) 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .278-532-16-89-.787 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-598-13-74-.638 63) 6: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .241-464-13-65-.684 46) 7: RF Eddie Dyer (28-L .255-200-0-12-.645 60) 8: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .240-75-0-6-.540 78) Rookie 9: P Jorge Vela (33-L .027-37-0-0-.080 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 8,603 Top of the First: Jose Julio flies out to right. Juan Rojas lines a hit to center. A.J. Lee, who has become quite adept at it, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play... Bottom of the First: Ralph McKinney pops out to 3rd. Paul Moreland beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner pops out to left. Jim Holberton lines out to left! Two innings, two double plays.... Top of the Third: Jack Hinckley leads off with a triple to center! Reid Reddick flies out to deep right and Hinckley trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: P Jorge Vela, 1 for 37 on the season, is now 2 for 38... Ralph McKinney doubles to right. With the infield in, Paul Moreland grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold... Jim Holberton flies out to deep center!!! Bottom of the Fourth: Larry Pierce leads of with a triple grounded down the left field line... His 1st of the season... Mario Vasquez lines out to center and Pierce tags up and gets himself thrown out at the plate by Jack Hinckley!!! Top of the Fifth: Tin Higbee leads off with a double to left center. But the next three make outs... 1 run off a pitcher with an ERA on the wrong side of 5.... Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds a ball over the 1st base bag for a double. With 2 outs, they walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Tim Higbee draws a walk to force in a run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Sixth: Paul Moreland leads off with yet another double to center... The Bullpen is up. Dennis Rayner smokes a liner back to the box and P Steve Muir snares it while just trying to protect his face!! He is so happy that his mug is not broken that he does no think to look to 2nd base.... Jim Holberton lines one to deep left, but Jose Julio makes a leaping catch at the warning track!! Larry Pierce grounds out to short!! After retiring us in order in the 7th, P Jorge Vela's ERA is no longer on the wrong side of 5.... Bottom of the Ninth: P Steve Muir is a 96 pitches. With 1 out, Larry Pierce loops a hit to right. Mario Vasquez doubles to right... Eddie Dyer grounds out to 3rd and Pierce scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. 2 outs. PH Bob Swanson (32-L), batting .244 with 5 HR in 254 is sent up. Now, I could go to the Pen here, but then if that fella gives up a hit and the tying tun scores, P Muir will lose his chance at 20 wins and blame that pitcher for the rest of his life... So, since this game means nothing to anybody but P Steve Muir, we will let him lose it himself.... Swanson sends one to deep left center, but not deep enough and Jose Julio catches it and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 2 to 1 We had 7 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 9 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (W 20-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. Jorge Vela (L 5-11) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had his 2nd hit of the season... 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double. 1B Glenn Snowden drew a walk (INT) and was hit by a pitch. 2B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits. C Tim Higbee hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley hit a triple and scored a run and threw out a runner at the plate.

12-30-2019, 01:19 PM	#685
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, October 2, 2003 Portland Beavers (97-61 .614 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-97 .386 36 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Frank Flores (24-R 21-6 2.82) vs. SAC: Hayato Kubota (21-R 2-7 6.50) Rookie Flores has won his last 9 starts. He has 5 CG wins in his last 6. Kubota did not make it out of the 3rd inning in either of his last two starts, giving up 5 runs each time, but did not get a loss in either one and the Solons ended up winning both games by the score of 7 to 5 in each. We beat him the only time we faced him, but he went 7 innings and gave us 4 runs (3 earned). Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .305-305-2-24-.738 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .269-502-5-40-.688 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .286-290-8-51-.790 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-572-34-133-1.061 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-481-16-93-.878 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .259-432-13-57-.700 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .298-392-2-33-.745 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .250-372-8-48-.653 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .228-79-0-7-.519 36) SACRAMENTO 1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .272-383-0-35-.681 86) 2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .247-239-5-24-.709 66) Rookie 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .261-547-11-68-.671 46) 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .276-536-16-89-.781 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .241-602-13-74-.644 63) 6: RF Alfredo Vasquez (26-R .278-18-0-3-.778 102) Rookie 7: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .241-468-13-65-.685 46) Not related to Alfredo 8: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .244-78-0-6-.545 78) Rookie 9: P Hayato Kubota (21-R .133-15-0-1-.369 48) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 8,586 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. This battery is prime to run on. Mitchell takes off and they have a pitchout on, but he is safe anyway! Jerry Suazo flies out to deep right, but Mitchell holds at 2nd because Alfredo Vasquez has a Howitzer even stronger than hos own. Kim Springer beats out an infield hit. Glenn Snowden, who has once again gone quiet, pops out to the pitcher.... Fernando Mexicano lines out to center... Big Phooey... Why have we quit scoring runs? And against stinky pitchers, no less! Bottom of the First: Ralph McKinney grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Moreland flies out to deep center. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3! Top of the Third: With 1 out, Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. He takes off for 2nd and again they have a pitchout on, but again he is safe! Jerry Suazo grounds one to 2nd, but Jim Holberton boots it! Kim Springer beats out his 2nd infield hit and Mitchell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden lines out to center... This is his 3rd game in a row without a hit... He will not be the MVP unless he finishes strong... Clay Laurence of San Francisco will take it away from him.... Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking.... Didn't they get the memo that this kid sucks? Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Dennis Rayner swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd and Larry Pierce singles him home... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee hits a home run to right center! 2 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Eighth: Kim Springer leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd when Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right. Fernando Mexicano lines one to right and Alfredo Vasquez makes a diving catch and then pops up and fires a pea to home to nail Springer, who thought he was scoring easily.... Snowden alertly takes 2nd. They walk Tim Higbee intentionally. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Dave Huntley (27-L), a rookie with a 2.64 ERA in 58 IP. A.J. Lee grounds out to short... Bottom of the Ninth: P Frank Flores is at 112 pitches. The Bullpen is primed and ready and will come in after Flores faces 1 batter. Dennis Rayner hits a home run to left... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Cruds... We will leave him in... The next three make outs! Extras! Top of the Tenth: On the Hill: David Fuentes (27-R), their All-Star closer and the ex-Beaver, after a perfect 9th. He already has 2 losses to us this season. Let's make it 3 and let's make it now so Frank Flores can get win #22! 2-3-4 up for us. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Pinch-runner: Jose Julio (29-R). He takes off for 2nd and for the third time today they have caught us with a pitchout but have not caught the runner! Kim Springer lines a hit to center and Julio heads home and the ball and he arrive at about the same time and we all look to the umpire who spreads his arms wide!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! Springer took 2nd on the throw. Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano is walked intentionally. Tim Higbee strikes out looking... A.J. Lee strikes out looking... Bottom of the Tenth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (24-L). Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Fernando Mexicano moves to left. Jose Julio stays in the game to play right and Brian Mitchell moves to center. Mario Vasquez grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). PH Brent Ray (26-L), a rookie batting .281 with 3 HR in 167 AB, grounds out to 2nd. 2 down. P Huls calls out Trudy the Trainer... Really?! C'mon! New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Larry Carlson (30-R), 0 for 6 on the season, grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 3 to 2 Our 3rd 1 run win this series, which evens our season record at 24-24 in 1 run games! But what happened to our offense? We had 11 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 4 hits and made 1 error Frank Flores (W 22-6) went 9 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 7, tying his season high. 125 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. 10 wins in 10 starts to finish the season! LHP Vic Kyzer (H 6) faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Roy Huls (H 3) faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 12) faced 1 batter and retired him. Hayato Kubota went 7.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. 125 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. RHP David Fuentes (L 5-11) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 5. His 3rd loss to his old team! RF/CF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and a walk, stole 3 bases, tying the Beaver record set by Jose Julio, and scored a run. PR/RF Jose Julio stole a base and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits and a walk and 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with his 14th home run of the season and drew a walk (INT). Trudy's report on Roy Huls is a mild calf strain that should be fine in a few days. I hope he can make it through the postseason in one piece so we can trade him when he is healthy and not when he is hurt. Around the League: Detroit won at Atlanta, 5 to 2, to earn a split in their series. With the Indians idle, Detroit and Cleveland are now tied for the NL West division lead with 3 games to play. Atlanta and Chicago are 2 games out and Pittsburgh is 2.5 back. Detroit will finish the season at Miami. Cleveland will play at Chicago. Atlanta will play St. Louis at home. Pittsburgh will play at home against Cincinnati and then has a makeup game to play at Miami. In the NL East, Brooklyn has a 3 game lead over Toronto with 3 to play.

12-30-2019, 03:49 PM	#686
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, October 3, 2003 We are in Oakland to play a 3 game series over the weekend and finish out the regular season. They just split 4 games here with San Francisco, though they outscored the Seals, 24 to 8. We are 8-3 against them on the season and won 2 games the last time we were here, August 11-12. There were 4 totals runs scored in those 2 games by both teams in 21 innings. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.99 runs per game (Portland is #1 with 4.74). We have scored 3 more runs than Denver, but the Bears are finishing the season in Coors, the easiest place to score in Baseball and we are finishing up in the Coliseum, on of the toughest places to score, so it looks like our dream of finishing 1st in both runs and fewest runs allowed is not going to come to fruition. The Oaks are also 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.24 per game (Portland is #1 with 3.30). Their pitchers have allowed the fewest HR in the PCL (79). Ours have allowed the 3rd fewest (98). Their run differential is -40 and ours is +230. We are not slouching in this series; we want home field advantage in the PCL Championship Series and are right now 1 game up on the Eagles. Portland Beavers (98-61 .616 Champions of the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (76-83 .478 22 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 6-7 3.50) Rookie vs. OAK: Emilio de la Torre (26-R 3-13 6.90) Ancona got lit up by Hollywood for 5 runs and 9 hits in 3.2 IP last time out and took the loss. He had won his previous 3 starts before that. He has 1 shutout this season and that came right here in Oakland. De la Torre is 0-6 in his last 7 starts. He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP last time out and lost. He is 0-2 in 3 starts versus the Beavers this season and has not had a good game yet. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .307-309-2-24-.743 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .268-507-5-40-.685 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .293-294-8-53-.801 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .369-577-34-133-1.055 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-485-16-93-.872 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .247-376-8-48-.646 92) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .295-397-2-33-.737 95) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .183-131-1-16-.532 77) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .182-33-0-6-.448 31) Rookie OAKLAND 1: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .246-175-2-20-.666 87) Rookie Waiver claim from Toronto 8/15 9 SB 2: SS Mike West (24-R .229-577-7-49-.605 88) Rookie Sore elbow 124 SO 3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .303-608-36-104-.897 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01) 4: RF Kenny Giachino (26-L .263-167-5-20-.733 46) 5: 1B Gregg Buckner (25-L .244-279-5-29-.660 100) Rookie 6: 3B Mario Rodriguez (30-R .219-485-4-37-.571 71) 7: CF Gerry Elliott (30-L .264-367-4-26-.742 37) 36 SB 8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .276-243-1-27-.714 53) Rookie 16 2B 9: P Emilio de la Torre (26-R .195-41-0-3-.415 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 17,180 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch. Jerry Suazo pops out to short. Kim Springer doubles off the wall in right center and Mitchell scampers around from 1st, but gets thrown out by Kenny Giachino, 9-4-2.... Springer goes to 3rd. The first pitch to Glenn Snowden hits him in the bicep.... C'mon, Ump! My players' safety is at risk with this guy! Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First: Charlie Kimmell grounds out to 2nd. Mike West grounds out to 3rd. Now, we should bean Javy Puente... But we do not and he lines out to deep right! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Second: Kenny Giachino bloops a hit to left. Gregg Buckner doubles to right center... Mario Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Gerry Elliott flies out to left and Giachino tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Oaks. Bob Rudy grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Fourth: Glenn Snowden draws a walk and Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. A.J. Lee walks on 4 pitches to force in a run! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Rick Mansoor strikes out... A passed ball scores Mexicano! 2 to 1, Beavers! With the infield in, P Bruce Ancona grounds out to short and the runners hold. 2 outs. Brian Mitchell flies out to center... Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, P Emilio de la Torre grounds a hit to left. Charlie Kimmell pokes a hit to center. A wild pitch moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd... Mike West flies out to left and P de la Torre tags up and I am thinking Kim Springer has a good chance to nail him, but he throws the ball over the catcher's head and gets an error because Kimmell goes to 3rd... Tie Game: 2 to 2. NOW, we bean Javy Puente!! Brilliant!! Kenny Giachino grounds out to short! 3 hits through 6 innings against a pitcher with a 6.90 ERA and tons of hits allowed this year.... Top of the Seventh: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. Kim Springer grounds a hit to right and Mitchell scores without a throw! 3 to 2, Beavers! Springer steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Bob Ruby makes a bad throw! Glenn Snowden pops out to left and Springer holds... 2 outs. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). Javy Puente grounds a hit up the middle. PH Jeff Galka (34-R) grounds a hit to right and Puente goes to 3rd without a throw... Gregg Buckner clears the bases with a triple to center... 4 to 3, Oaks. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Mario Rodriguez pops out to left and Buckner stays put. We walk Gerry Elliott intentionally. Bob Rudy lines a hit to center and Buckner scores... 5 to 3, Oaks. PH Tim Metts (27-L), batting .291 with 39 HR in 578 AB is sent up. With both runners on the move, he swings and misses a 3-2 pitch and C Rock Mansoor throws to 2nd to nail Bob Ruby for an inning ending strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (25-R), their All-Star(02) closer with a 1.32 ERA in 68.1 IP. Top of our order is up. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Jerry Suazo strikes out.... Kim Springer grounds out to 2nd.... Lost - 5 to 3 We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors Oakland had 10 hits and made 1 error Why can we not hit crappy pitchers??? Of course, lately, we cannot hit good ones either... #1 offense in the League and that is our 6th straight game with 3 or fewer runs. Bruce Ancona went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He threw a WP. LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. LHP Vic Kyzer (L 1-3 BS 2) faced 3 batters and gave up 3 hits and they all scored. RHP Denny Jennissen went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. Emilio de la Torre went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 6 walks (1 INT), 2 HBP and struck out 4. 120 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. RHP Dave Payne (W 8-1) pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1. RHP Larry Johnson (SV 35) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. C Rick Mansoor had a hit and a walk. Around the League: Brooklyn won at Baltimore, 6 to 1, to clinch the NL East. Detroit won at Miami, 4 to 3, and Cleveland lost at Chicago, 7 to 5, so the Tigers have a 1 game lead in the NL West with 2 to play. Atlanta and Chicago are still alive, 2 games behind. Dallas got shutout at Minnesota, 2 to 0, so we still have a 1 game edge for home field advantage. Denver won at home versus Milwaukee, 6 to 5, in 10 innings and have tied us for the most runs scored in the PCL.

12-30-2019, 05:12 PM	#687
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, October 3, 2003 Portland Beavers (98-62 .613 Champions of the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (77-83 .481 21 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.18) Rookie vs. OAK: Scotti Barden (26-L 0-2 6.07) Rookie Woodward went 7 innings last time out and only allowed 1 run, but got a no decision. This will be Barden's 3rd start of his career. He has pitched 23 games in relief. In his last start he went 7 innings against the Seals and only gave them 3 runs, but 11 hits and 3 walks. We have only faced him as a reliever and scored 6 runs in 7.1 IP. He did start a game against us in Spring Training and shut us out for 4 innings... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .319-257-3-27-.779 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .226-340-4-31-.582 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .292-400-2-34-.733 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .368-579-34-133-1.053 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-487-16-93-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-437-14-58-.713 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-324-2-26-.697 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .245-379-8-48-.643 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .292-48-1-10-.688 42) Rookie OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .263-369-4-27-.739 74) 2: SS Mike West (24-R .228-580-7-50-.601 88) Rookie Sore elbow 3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .303-611-36-104-.897 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01) 4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .290-579-39-100-.932 26) All-Star 5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .236-590-22-79-.719 60) 6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .229-319-9-37-.694 59) 7: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .251-179-2-20-.673 87) Rookie 8: C Al Burrell (39-R .232-314-6-21-.626 16) 9: P Scotti Barden (26-R .143-14-0-1-.343 38) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with a 16 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 20,449 That wind is not good for P Bill Woodward... Top of the First: Jose Julio flies out to right. Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd. A.J. Lee strikes out on 3 pitches... Here we go again.... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott triples off the wall in left center... Mike West rips a liner down the left field liner and 3B Fernando Mexicano spears it on the fly and taps his toe on the bag to double off Elliott!! Javy Puente grounds a hit up the middle... Anytime one of their 3-4-5 hitters does something other than hit a home run, I am happy... Puente steals 2nd. Tim Metts grounds a hit to center and Puente scores without a throw... 1 to 0, Oaks. Okay. Well, that did not tickle me... Jeff Galka swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Bottom of the Third: Gerry Elliott hits a pop foul behind they plate, but C Tim Higbee drops the ball... Given a second chance, Elliott grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Javy Puente grounds a hit to right and Elliott beat the throw to the plate... 2 to 0, Oaks. Puente took 2nd on the throw. The next two ground out. Top of the Fifth: Finally, someone is able to hit the ball! With 1 out, Reid Reddick hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Oaks. Since the beginning of September, he has hit as many home runs as Snowden or Mexicano (5)! This pitcher gave up 91 hits in 59.1 IP coming into this game and we have 3 through 6 innings.... Top of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left. Reid Reddick lines a hit to right and Hinckley beats the throw to 3rd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) doubles to left and Hinckley scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Jose Julio grounds out to 2nd...... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, Gerry Elliott grounds one to short, but Reid Reddick boots it... Elliott steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Tim Higbee throws the ball into center... Mike West hits a home run to left... 4 to 2, Oaks. Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee triples to left center. With the infield in, Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd and Lee holds... Just pitiful... Fernando Mexicano loops a hit to right and Lee scores. 4 to 3, Oaks. Tim Higbee grounds out to short... Bottom of the Eighth: Alex Uriegas doubles to left. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). With 1 out, Al Burrell hits a home run to left center... 6 to 3, Oaks. We suck... Lost - 6 to 3 Seven straight games of 3 runs or fewer... We had 8 hits and made 3 errors Oakland had 11 hits and made no errors Bill Woodward went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 97 pitches. RHP Roy Huls faced 1 batter and got 2 outs. RHP Rich Larkin (L 2-4) went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs (2 earned). 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Denny Jennissen went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1. Scotti Barden (W 1-2) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. 112 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. RF A.J. Lee hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with his 9th home run and drew a walk. PH Oscar Trejo hit a double and had an RBI. For Oakland, LF Javy Puente had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. Around the League: Detroit lost at Miami, 9 to 0, and Cleveland won at Chicago, 3 to 2, in 10 innings, so the Indians and Tigers are tied atop the NL West with 1 game to play. The Cubs are eliminated with the loss. Atlanta won at home versus St. Louis, 5 to 2, so they are still alive, 1 game back. Dallas shutout Minnesota, 2 to 0, so we are tied with them now, but they hold he tiebreaker with a better record against us. Denver scored 4 runs, so they are now 1 run ahead of us in scoring... Also, Clay Laurence of San Francisco hit hitting in the last week of the season and Glenn Snowden is not, so Laurence will be the MVP, I am pretty certain....

12-30-2019, 06:47 PM	#688
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, October 4, 2003 Final game of the regular season. Portland Beavers (98-63 .609 Champions of the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (78-83 .484 20 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-10 2.55) vs. OAK: Greg Ware (27-L 17-13 2.33) 2-time All-Star(02-03) We are pitching Johnson, instead of holding him back for the postseason, because we want home field advantage and we want him to get 15 wins and 250+ innings. He pitched a 6 hit shutout last time out, snapping a personal 3 game losing streak. Ware is their #1 starter. He is probably the favorite for the Cy Young Award, since voters don't care much about won-loss records anymore (much to my chagrin). We need to pummel him today to give Frank Flores a chance, but the way we are hitting, there seems to be little chance of that. He has won his last 3 starts, pitching a 4 hit CG against the Seals last time out, allowing just 1 run. We faced him once and he beat us, giving us 3 runs in 6 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .318-261-3-27-.775 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .224-344-4-31-.576 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .293-403-2-34-.739 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .365-583-34-133-1.047 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-491-16-94-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-441-14-58-.712 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-328-2-26-.694 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .249-382-9-49-.658 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1) OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .265-374-4-27-.745 74) 2: SS Mike West (24-R .228-584-8-52-.606 88) Rookie Sore elbow 3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .306-615-36-105-.901 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01) 4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .290-582-39-101-.931 26) All-Star 5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .234-593-22-79-.717 60) 6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .229-323-9-37-.695 59) 7: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .251-183-2-20-.669 87) Rookie 8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .275-247-1-28-.710 53) Rookie 9: P Greg Ware (27-L .167-84-1-7-.387 1) 2-time All-Star(02-03) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 22 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 23,236 Top of the First: Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... 3 pitch inning... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd. Mike West grounds a hit to center and Elliott beats the throw home and West takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Oaks. Javy Puente grounds out to the pitcher and West goes to 3rd. Tim Metts flies out to the warning track in center and West trots home. 2 to 0, Oaks. That is probably all they need... Jeff Galka lines out to 3rd. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Charlie Kimmell doubles to left center, but comes up lame. Pinch-runner: Gregg Buckner (25-L). Bob Rudy grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Buckner goes to 2nd. P Greg Ware grounds one to 1st, but P Bobby Johnson drops the toss for an error and Buckner scores... 3 to 0, Oaks. Lost - 6 to 0 Sweep... We had 3 whole hits (all singles) and made 1 error Oakland had 6 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 14-11) went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, no walks and struck out no one. LHP Vic Kyzer went 3 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Roy Huls pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1. Greg Ware (W 18-13) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. 112 pitches. 1B Glenn Snowden was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. He finishes the season with 1 hit in his last 6 games (.053). 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 2 walks. SS Reid Reddick had 2 of our 3 hits. RF Jose Julio (29-R) had an infield hit for the other one. For Oakland, 1B Tim Metts (27-L) hit his 40th home run of the season and had 2 SF Around the League: Detroit won at Miami, 5 to 0, and Cleveland lost at Chicago, 5 to 1, so the Tigers win the NL West by 1 game.

12-30-2019, 06:50 PM	#689
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	October 7, 2003 Tuesday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Dick Panos, RF, Atlanta (27-R .275/.331/.472) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 7 R and 10 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW) PCL Player of the Week - Greg Ware, SP, Oakland (27-L 18-13 2.25) Pitched 2 CG wins. 18 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 14 SO. (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 29 - RF Gene Garman (31-L) of Baltimore had 4 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Washington. The Orioles won, 11 to 4. September 29 - Manny Lopez (30-R) of Cleveland pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus St. Louis. He walk 2 and struck out 5. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 17-12 with a 3.50 ERA in 35 starts. The Indians won, 3 to 0. September 30 - 3B Jeff Galka (34-R) of Oakland hit a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at home versus San Francisco. The Oaks won, 14 to 1. September 30 - CF Jim Sanders (26-R) of Brooklyn had 5 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Montreal. The Dodgers won, 10 to 1. September 30 - Eliezer Sanchez (28-L) of Toronto pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Boston. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-14 with a 4.13 ERA in 33 starts. The Blue Jays won, 4 to 0. September 30 - Rookie Mike Howard (22-R) of Philadelphia pitched a 3 hit shutout at New York. He walked 4 and struck out 5. 133 pitches thrown. At bat, he hit a double. He is now 3-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 11 starts. The Phillies won, 2 to 0. October 1 - San Antonio won at Kansas City, 8 to 1, in 19 innings. Each team scored in the 13th. Sergio Peralta (28-R) of Kansas City ended August with 18 wins and led the PCL. He finishes the season 0-4 in his last 6 starts. He pitched 10 shutout innings in this one, allowing only 2 hits. Mark Riegel (33-R) of San Antonio pitched 10.2 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits. Kent Blizzard (33-R) earned the win with 5 shutout innings of relief. he allowed 2 hits and 3 walks and struck out 2. October 1 - 3B Ruben Campos (30-R) of Toronto went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and a walk and a SF and had 5 RBI at home versus Boston. The Blue Jays won, 9 to 3. The Braves are eliminated from the post season after going 2-11 in their last 13 games. October 2 - C Larry McNeil (28-R) of Milwaukee went 4 for 4 with a walk and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at Minnesota. The Brewers won, 12 to 3. October 2 - Rookie 2B Roger Gandy (24-R) of Salt Lake City had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at Denver. The Bees won, 15 to 6, and had 19 hits. October 3 - Ricky Villa (35-R) of San Diego pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus San Francisco, his old team. He walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he scored a run. He is now 6-12 with a 4.65 ERA in 20 starts. The Padres won, 4 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. October 3 - 2B Xuan-ling Pei (28-L) of Montreal had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. The Expos won, 9 to 2. October 3 - CF Steve Fisher (28-R) of Atlanta had 3 hits with a home run and a walk and 5 RBI at home versus St. Louis. RF Dick Panos (27-R) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. The Crackers won, 12 to 5. October 4 - Rookie Alonzo Benedettini (21-R) of Miami pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 19 starts (21 G). The Marlins won, 9 to 0. October 4 - Chicago lost SP Dave Kushion (31-L) for all of next season with a torn ligament in his elbow. We was 16-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 starts. October 5 - Rookie Rodrigo Pyrrait (24-R) of Salt Lake City pitched a 4 hit shutout at Kansas City. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-7 with a 3.89 ERA in 14 starts. The Bees won, 1 to 0. October 5 - Bill Foley (28-R) of Seattle pitched a 3 hit shutout at Los Angeles. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. 98 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 21-8 with a 3.32 ERA in 36 starts. He led the League in losses with 19 last season. The Rainiers won, 11 to 0. October 5 - LF Enrique Ramos (24-L) of New York hit a double and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Boston. The Giants won, 8 to 3.

12-30-2019, 06:51 PM	#690
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12-30-2019, 07:04 PM	#691
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12-31-2019, 09:54 AM	#692
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, October 8, 2003 We are in Dallas to play the first two games of the PCL Championship Series. They finished they season winning 2 of 3 in Minnesota while we were being swept in Oakland and took the home field advantage away from us. We were only 2-6 against them on the season and lost all 4 games played in Texas. They were 6th in the PCL in scoring with 713 runs (Portland ended up 2nd with 760). Our offensive numbers are very similar with the main difference being that we batted 10 points higher, but they walked more often, so that our OBP was only 2 points better than theirs. The Eagles were 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 552 (Portland was #1 with 541). Their pitchers led the League in ERA (2.99); ours were 3rd (3.07). Our fielding was much better. They made the 2nd most errors in the League (151); we had the 3rd fewest (123) and our DEF and ZR were much better than theirs. Their run differential was +161 (2nd best in Baseball) and ours was +219. I think they are the clear favorite given the head to head record and the way each team finished the season. Whichever of these teams makes it to the World Series should be the favorite to win it all. Pacific Coast League Championship Series Portland Beavers (98-64 .605 Champions of the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (99-63 .611 Champions of the PCL East) Game 1 POR: Frank Flores (24-R 22-6 2.79) vs. DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 18-9 3.04) All-Star(01) Flores ended the season with 10 straight wins in 10 starts and pitched 6 CG in his last 7. He did not allow more than 2 runs in any of his last 8. Kestler is their #1 starter. He was 2-0 against us this season, with a 4 hit shutout. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .229-83-0-7-.530 36) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 94 R/30 2B/74 BB 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .148-88-0-5-.337 12) All-Star(01) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 40,773 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to right. Jerry Suazo flies out to right. Kim Springer lines out to center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short... Bottom of the First: Jose Gonzales swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! John Trent beats out an infield hit. Gilberto Lule flies out to right. Dennis Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Second: We go down in order on three ground outs. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Rick Adkins draws a walk. Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte lines one to the right side and 2B A.J. Lee makes a great catch and then doubles Adkins off at 2nd!! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Third: With 1 out, P Frank Flores doubles to center! But Mitchell and Suazo make outs. Bottom of the Third: P Hal Kestler grounds a hit to left... Jose Gonzales grounds one back to the mound and P Frank Flores scoops it and fires to 2nd, but his throw bounces in the dirt for an error... John Trent grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and P Kestler goes to 3rd. Gilberto Lule grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Fourth: We go down in order with Snowden and Mexicano striking out... Bottom of the Fourth: They go down in order! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Fifth: With 2 outs, Reid Reddick beats out an infield hit. P Frank Flores strikes out... Bottom of the Fifth: They go down in order on three ground outs! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Sixth: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. Mitchell steals 3rd! Kim Springer lines out deep down the left field line and Mitchell trots home! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right. Tim Higbee grounds out to the pitcher... Bottom of the Sixth: The top of their order goes down 1-2-3! Portland 1; Dallas 0 Top of the Seventh: A.J. Lee lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... P Frank Flores strikes out. Bottom of the Seventh: They go down in order! Portland 1; Dallas 0 Top of the Eighth: We go down in order with 2 strikeouts... Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Sandy Forte grounds one to 2nd, but A.J. Lee boots it... Did I mention that they made a lot more errors than we did on the season? That is 2 for us in this game and they have none... PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), batting .276 with 4 HR in 127 AB, pops out to 3rd. 2 down. Jose Gonzales grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Portland 1; Dallas 0 Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), their closer now. He has taken over from 41 year old John Farrance, but not because Farrance's performance has slipped; he still has a 1.92 ERA. Sanchez has a 2.47 ERA in 65.2 IP with 60 H, 1 HR, 28 BB and 52 SO. Glenn Snowden leads off with a home run down the right field line!! 2 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, A.J. Lee draws a walk. Reid Reddick flies out to deep right. Bottom of the Ninth: P Frank Flores is at 97 pitches. 2-3-4 up for them and our Bullpen is primed and ready to fire. John Trent flies out to deep center. Gilberto Lule takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dennis Allen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 2 to 0 We had 8 hits and made 2 errors Dallas had 3 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (W 1-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 112 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. Hal Kestler (L 0-1) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a home run. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk.

12-31-2019, 11:20 AM	#693
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, October 9, 2003 Pacific Coast League Championship Series Portland Beavers (1-0 Champions of the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (0-1 Champions of the PCL East) Game 2 POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-11 2.60) vs. DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 14-15 3.12) Johnson ended the season losing 4 of his last 5 starts, but I still think he is our best pitcher, even though Flores and Muir ended up with 20 wins apiece. Harrison has been a tough luck pitcher down the stretch. He finished 2-7 in his last 9 starts, but his ERA went down during the stretch. We faced him once and won, but he went 8 innings and gave us 4 runs (1 earned). Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .250-64-0-7-.558 50) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 40,628 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Jerry Suazo strikes out... He started the season very slow and then got hot for a long time, but he has turned cold again... 4 for his last 52 (.077), says Stacy the Statistician. Wow! I did not know it was THAT cold! Why did you not tell me sooner, like when it was 4 for 30 or so? "Specific mention of his cold streak was in the report I compiled for you on Tuesday and in the one compiled the Tuesday before that." What report? "The report on all of our stats that I have put on your desk every Tuesday morning since Spring Training. It's in a blue binder with our team Logo on the cover." Oh, that report. I saw those, but I just had Felicity the Filer file them..... Kim Springer grounds one to 2nd and Franklin Teran boots it! Runners at 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and Mitchell trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the First: Jose Gonzales lines a 1-2 pitch to center for a hit. John Trent hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Eagles. Well, Johnson is not on a hot streak. "That was in the report, too, if you would have read it." Did you put anything in there about how to fix him? "No, I am a statistician, not a coach." You wanna be a coach? 'Cause none of the coaches we got know what to do.... "Do not patronize me." I'm sorry, I was not patronizing you; just taking out my frustration over our best pitcher losing all these games... The Bullpen is up. Dennis Allen strikes out. Mark Carlson doubles off the wall in left center and Lule scores... 3 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Rick Adkins lines a hit to left... Franklin Teran strikes out. 2 down. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd. Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Second: With 2 outs and the bases empty, we let P Denny Jennissen bat and he grounds a hit to left. He was 0 for 2 with a strikeout during the season. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Jose Gonzales lines a hit to right. John Trent doubles to right center. The Bullpen is up again. With the infield in, Gilberto Lule grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. 2 outs. Dennis Allen grounds out to 3rd! Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Third: With 1 out, Kim Springer grounds a hit to center. Glenn Snowden strikes out. Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee strikes out... Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran draws a walk. Sandy Forte grounds a hit to center. P Tommy Harrison strikes out. Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a 3-2 pitch to right. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) is sent up. P Tommy Harrison picks Reddick off at 1st... Trejo swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Bottom of the Fourth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, John Trent walks on 4 pitches... Gilberto Lule grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Fifth: Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to left. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. But Kim Springer and Glenn Snowden both make outs... Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Mark Carlson doubles to left. Rick Adkins lines a hit to center. The Bullpen is up again. Franklin Teran pops out to center and Jerry Suazo fires to 3rd to double off Carlson!! Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee beats out an infield hit. A.J. Lee lines one to right, but Gilberto Lule, not known for his defense, makes a diving catch... Reid Reddick grounds out to short. Bottom of the Sixth: They go down in order for the first time today. Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Seventh: PH Jose Julio (29-R) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. After a couple of force outs at 2nd, Jerry Suazo is now the runner at first. Kim Springer muscles a hit to center. Glenn Snowden strikes out.... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Roy Huls (22-R). With 1 out, Gilberto Lule draws a walk. Dennis Allen draws a walk. The Bullpen is back up. A passed ball moves the runners up... With the infield in, Mark Carlson grounds a hit to left and Lule scores... 4 to 1, Eagles. Rick Adkins grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but A.J. Lee makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and Allen scores... 5 to 1, Eagles. Franklin Teran strikes out. 2 down. P Huls balks the runners up...Sandy Forte doubles to center and both runners score... 7 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Sandy Bastianelli (28-R). P Pommy Harrison grounds out to 3rd. Portland 1; Dallas 7 Top of the Eighth: Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. But the next three make outs. Bottom of the Eighth: Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. John Trent walks. The Bullpen is up again... Gilberto Lule grounds into a 1-4-3 double play and Gonzales goes to 3rd. Dennis Allen hits a home run to center... 9 to 1, Eagles. Mark Carlson lines out to deep left. Portland 1; Dallas 9 Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Dave Madrid (31-R) with a 2.93 ERA in 61.1 IP. PH Jack Hinckley (27-R) grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Mitchell and Suazo both strike out... Lost - 9 to 1 Series is tied at 1 game all 10 games in a row now that we have scored 3 or fewer runs.... We had 7 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Dallas had 13 hits (only 6 singles) and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (L 0-1) got 1 out, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Rich Larkin went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk. RHP Roy Huls got 2 outs, allowed 4 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. RHP Sandy Bastianelli went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit, a home run and 2 walks. Tommy Harrison (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 144 pitches. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits. 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 3 walks. For Dallas, 3B Mark Carlson had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI. National League Championship Series Game 1 Detroit Tigers (90-72 .556 Champions of the NL West) at Brooklyn Dodgers (90-72 .556 Champions of the NL East) All-Stars DETROIT SP Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) C Terry Mann (26-L .282-507-17-62-.758 74) RoY 3B Joe Dunn (26-R .287-550-22-74-.815 53) RF Bob Stout (31-R .303-637-13-88-.797 45) The Tigers only have 2 relievers on the DL BROOKLYN 2B Jim Markham (26-R .266-543-21-103-.746 60) Silver Slugger The Dodgers have 2 SP and 3 RP on the DL DET: Jeff Kintz (26-R 16-10 2.82) vs. BRO: George Mitchell (23-L 14-7 3.29) The Dodgers won, 9 to 4 The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 1st, once in the 2nd and 3 times in the 3rd and coasted to victory. CF Jim Sanders (26-R) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Jack Hemenway (27-R) had 3 hits with a double and a home run and scored 3 runs. RF Ron Warehime (30-L) went 4 for 4 with a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jesse Duncan (26-L) hit a home run and had 2 RBI. For the Tigers, 1B Lou Crain (32-R) hit a 3 run home run. W - SP George Mitchell (23-L) (1-0) L - SP Jeff Kintz (26-R) (0-1)

12-31-2019, 03:29 PM	#694
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, October 10, 2003 National League Championship Series Game 2 Detroit Tigers (0-1 Champions of the NL West) at Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0 Champions of the NL East) DET: Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) vs. BRO: Carlos de Santiago (23-L 16-8 2.41) Rookie The Dodgers won, 3 to 2 They lead the series, 2 games to none The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 5th, they big blast being a 2 run double by 2B Jim Markham (26-R). For the Tigers, C Terry Mann (26-L) had 3 hits and scored a run and threw out Markham trying to steal. W - SP Carlos de Santiago (23-L) (1-0) SV - RP Mark Baransky (26-R) (1) L - SP Kevin Houde (29-R) (0-1)

12-31-2019, 03:34 PM	#695
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, October 11, 2003 Pacific Coast League Championship Series Dallas Eagles (1-1 Champions of the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (1-1 Champions of the PCL West) Game 3 DAL: Dawson Winslow (27-L 13-10 2.65) Gold Glove vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 20-6 3.08) Winslow ended the season winning his last 4 starts and went at lease 8 innings in each game and only allowed 4 total runs. He was 1-1 against us during the season and pitched a 3 hit shutout. Muir was 5-1 in his last 9 starts and pitched a CG win, allowing 1 run in his final start to earn his 20th victory. These two pitchers faced off during the regular season and we won, 3-2, but Muir only went 2 innings because he got hurt hitting a double. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Dawson Winslow (27-L .175-57-0-2-.429 1) Gold Glove PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .317-265-3-27-.771 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .221-348-4-31-.570 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .260-331-2-26-.688 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .291-79-0-11-.642 1) Gold Glove(01) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 49 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 45,916 Biggest crowd ever in Portland! Top of the First: Jose Gonzales flies out to left. John Trent strikes out. Gilberto Lule flies out to left! 1-2-3 Bottom of the First: Jose Julio grounds out to 3rd. Juan Rojas grounds out to the pitcher. A.J. Lee grounds out to short... Dallas 0; Portland 0 Top of the Second: Dennis Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Steve Muir balks him to 2nd... Mark Carlson grounds out to the pitcher and Allen goes to 3rd. Rick Adkins lines a hit to center and Allen scores... 1 to 0, Eagles. Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners advance. P Dawson Winslow grounds a hit to left and Adkins scores, but Teran gets thrown out at home by Jose Julio! 2 to 0, Eagles. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. But the next two make outs. Dallas 2; Portland 0 Top of the Third: Jose Gonzales lines a hit to center... He steals 2nd. With 1 out, Gilberto Lule lines a hit to center and Gonzales scores... 3 to 0, Eagles. With 2 outs, Mark Carlson lines a hit to center... Rick Adkins flies out to center. Bottom of the Third: We go down in order. Dallas 3; Portland 0 Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Sandy Forte grounds a hit to left. P Darren Winslow bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Jose Gonzales flies out to deep left. Bottom of the Fourth: Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches. A.J. Lee bloops a hit to right center. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Rojas goes to 3rd... Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Dallas 3; Portland 0 Top of the Fifth: John Trent reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Fernando Mexicano... The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir balks Trent to 3rd... Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center and Trent scores... 4 to 0, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Rick Adkins strikes out looking. Bottom of the Fifth: Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd and Higbee goes to 2nd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds out to short... Dallas 4; Portland 0 Top of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Sandy Bastianelli (28-R). Franklin Teran draws a walk. The Bullpen is back up... Sandy Forte grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. P Dawson Winslow bunts him to 2nd. Jose Gonzales lines a hit to center... Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). John Trent triples down the left field line and both runners score... 6 to 0, Eagles... Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Bottom of the Sixth: Jose Julio doubles off the wall in right center. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Julio goes to 3rd. A.J. Lee grounds out to the pitcher and Julio holds... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Dallas 6; Portland 0 Top of the Seventh: Dennis Allen teaches when 3B Fernando Mexicano boots his ground ball....Mark Carlson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Rick Adkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bottom of the Seventh: Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center. The next three all make outs... Dallas 6; Portland 0 Top of the Eighth: They go down in order for the first time since the 1st inning. Bottom of the Eighth: PH Dave Risinger (27-R) grounds a hit to center. Jose Julio grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Julio moves up. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd... Dallas 6; Portland 0 Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). With 1 out, John Trent lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Dennis Allen grounds a hit to center. Mark Carlson strikes out looking. Bottom of the Ninth: Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted. 0 for 4 on the day against a lefty... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tim Higbee grounds out to short... Lost - 6 to 0 Dallas leads the series 2 games to 1. 11 games in a row now our 2nd best offense in the PCL has scored 2 or fewer runs... In the 3 games of this series we have scores a whopping 3 runs total.... We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors Dallas had 12 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (L 0-1) went 4.2 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He balked twice. LHP Victor Alvarez faced 1 batter and struck him out. RHP Sandy Bastianelli got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit and 1 walk. RHP Roy Huls went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. LHP Vic Kyzer went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hit and struck out 2. Dawson Winslow (W 1-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 101 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. LF Jose Julio hit a double. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits, but also made 2 errors. PH Dave Risinger had a hit.

12-31-2019, 05:02 PM	#696
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, October 12, 2003 Pacific Coast League Championship Series Dallas Eagles (2-1 Champions of the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (1-2 Champions of the PCL West) Game 4 DAL: Ron Wells (22-R 16-3 2.22) Rookie vs. POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.09) Rookie Wells ended the season 8-0 in his last 11 starts. We faced him once and he beat us, but we got 9 hits and 2 home runs in 7 IP, but only scored 3 runs. Woodward was 2-0 in his last 4 starts and they were all decent outings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Ron Wells (22-R .143-56-0-5-.372 1) Rookie PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .280-50-1-10-.660 42) Rookie Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 49 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 45,588 Top of the First: Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Gilberto Lule strikes out. Dennis Allen grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer flies out to center. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right and Suazo heads home....Safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out looking... Dallas 0; Portland 1 Top of the Second: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to short! Bottom of the Second: A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Reid Reddick doubles to right center and Lee scores and Reddick ends up on 3rd! 2 to 0, Beavers! With the infield in, P Bill Woodward grounds a hit through the right side and Reddick scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! We have reached our 3 run ceiling; can we break through? Brian Mitchell strikes out looking... Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 2-4. Kim Springer doubles down the right field line, but once again, with 2 outs, Suazo stops at 3rd rather than taking a risk... Take the risk with 2 outs! Glenn Snowden grounds one to the hole on the left side and Sandy Forte makes a diving stop, leaps up and throws the ball over the head of the 1st baseman for a 2 base error and both runners score!! 5 to 0, Beavers! That does it for rookie P Ron Wells. New Pitcher: Bruce Croft (29-R), a starter during the regular season who was 10-11 with a 3.96 ERA. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right. Tim Higbee strikes out... Dallas 0; Portland 5 Top of the Third: They let P Brice Croft bat and he grounds a hit to left... He is a career .224 hitter. A wild pitch moves him to 2nd. With 1 out, John Trent doubles off the wall in center and Croft scores. 5 to 1, Beavers. The #3 and #4 hitters make outs! Bottom of the Third: We go down in order... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd! Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right, his 1st of the series. Kim Springer lines out to 2nd and they double Suazo off at 1st... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Fifth: They let P Bruce Croft bat again and he hits a line drive, but 1B Glenn Snowden makes a nice spear! With 2 outs, John Trent grounds a hit to right. Gilberto Lule swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! Bottom of the Fifth: We go down in order... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Sixth: Dennis Allen grounds a hit to left. We get the Bullpen up. Mark Carlson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Carlson goes to 3rd unmolested. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Franklin Teran strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Sandy Forte lines one hard to deep right, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a hit to right. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) flies out to center. Brian Mitchell grounds a double down the left field line. Jerry Suazo strikes out... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Javy Chavez (30-R), who was 4 for 23 (.174) with a HR during the regular season, lines out to right. Jose Gonzales draws a walk... John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short. Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Larry Lauer (24-L), a rookie with a 3.38 ERA in 45.1 IP with 58 SO. PH Jose Julio (29-R) walks on 4 pitches. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Julio goes to 3rd without a throw. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center and Julio scores! 6 to 1, Beavers! Tim Higbee lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. A.J. Lee flies out to right and the runners hold... A wild pitch scores Snowden! 7 to 1, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd and Mexicano scores. 8 to 1, Beavers! PH Juan Rojas (24-S) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Dallas 1; Portland 8 Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). Jose Julio stays in the game to play left. Dennis Allen grounds a hit to center. With 1 out, Rick Adkins draws a walk. Franklin Teran grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Allen goes to 3rd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano throws it away for a 2 base error and Allen scores... 8 to 2, Beavers. PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), who hit .276 with 4 HR in 12 AB, lines a hit to center and both runners score and he ends up on 2nd... 8 to 4, Beavers. Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Angelo Quintero (30-R) with a 2.05 ERA in 48.1 IP. With 1 out, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Jose Julio grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Suazo takes 2nd. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short... Dallas 4; Portland 8 Top of the Ninth: Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd. With 1 out, Gilberto Lule draws a walk. Dennis Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 8 to 4 The series is tied at 2 games apiece. Finally some runs! We had 13 hits and made 1 error Dallas had 9 hits and made 1 error Bill Woodward (W 1-0) went 5.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RHP Denny Jennissen (H 1) faced 1 batter and got 2 outs with 1 strikeout. RHP Rich Larkin went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 walk. LHP Vic Kyzer went 2 innings, allowed 3 unearned runs, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Ron Wells (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. RF Brian Mitchell hit a double. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Kim Springer hit a double and scored a run. PH/LF Jose Julio drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. National League Championship Series Game 3 Brooklyn Dodgers (2-0 Champions of the NL East) at Detroit Tigers (0-2 Champions of the NL West) BRO: Danny Amaya (32-L 9-14 3.49) vs. DET: Chuck Pitre (35-R 16-7 3.53) The Tigers won, 9 to 3 The Dodgers lead the series, 2 games to 1 The Tigers scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning. 1B Lou Crain (32-R) had 2 hits with a home run and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Melvin Navarro (26-L) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. Chuck Pitre (35-R) pitched a CG, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. W - SP Chuck Pitre (35-R) (1-0) L - SP Danny Amaya (32-L) (0-1)

12-31-2019, 06:32 PM	#697
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, October 13, 2003 Pacific Coast League Championship Series Dallas Eagles (2-2 Champions of the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (2-2 Champions of the PCL West) Game 5 DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 18-9 3.04) All-Star(01) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 22-6 2.79) We won this matchup in Game 1 at Dallas, 2 to 0, with Flores pitching a 3 hit shutout. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .148-88-0-5-.337 12) All-Star(01) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .229-83-0-7-.530 36) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 52 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 45,720 Top of the First: Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right. Gonzales takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! Gilberto Lule walks on 4 pitches... Dennis Allen grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jerry Suazo lines out to left. Kim Springer draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Glenn Snowden lines out to deep left... Dallas 0; Portland 0 Top of the Second: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Tim Higbee bloops a hit to left. With 2 outs, Reid Reddick lines a hit to left. P Frank Flores grounds out to the pitcher... Dallas 0; Portland 0 Top of the Third: They go down in order! Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Kim Springer doubles to right. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Springer heads home.....Safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano pops out to short. Dallas 0; Portland 1 Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Dennis Allen grounds a hit up the middle. Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center and Allen beats the throw to 3rd. Rick Adkins strikes out! Franklin Teran lines out to short!! Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee hits a home run to center! 2 to 0, Beavers! 431 ft.! Reid Reddick grounds a hit to right. P Frank Flores bunts him to 2nd. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Dallas 0; Portland 2 Top of the Fifth: Sandy Forte lines one to right and Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch, but cannot hold on to the ball and it is a hit... P Hal Kestler bunts the runner up. The next two make outs! Bottom of the Fifth: We go down in order... Dallas 0; Portland 2 Top of the Sixth: Gilberto Lule doubles over the center fielder's head... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Marl Carlson lines a hit to center and Lule scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Rick Adkins takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Franklin Teran grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Sixth: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 1, Beavers! With 2 outs, Reid Reddick doubles down the right field line. P Frank Flores strikes out. Dallas 1; Portland 3 Top of the Seventh: Sandy Forte grounds a hit to center. The Bullpen is back up. PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), 1 for 2 in the series, skies one to right, but Brian Mitchell drops the ball... Jose Gonzales grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners move up. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). John Trent squibs one in front of the plate and he is out, 2-3, and the runners hold. 2 outs. Gilberto Lule, the All-Star, strikes out!!! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Larry Lauer (24-L), the rookie we scored 3 runs off of yesterday. PH Jose Julio (29-R) swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. PH Jack Hinckley (27-R) swings at the first pitch and lines out to left. PH Dave Risinger (27-R) flies out to left... Dallas 1; Portland 3 Top of the Eighth: Jose Julio stays in the game to play right, Jack Hinckley stays in to play center, Dave Risinger stays in to play 3rd and Fernando Mexicano moves to left. They go down in order with 2 strikeouts! Bottom of the Eighth: Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. The next three make outs... Dallas 1; Portland 3 Top of the Ninth: Franklin Teran grounds out to short. Sandy Forte swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left... PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 1 in the series, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 3 to 1 Portland leads the series, 3 games to 2 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Dallas had 8 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (W 2-0) went 6.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. 112 pitches. That is 12 straight starts he has won! RHP Roy Huls (SV 1) went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3. Hal Kestler (0-2) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 5. LF Kim Springer hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano hit a home run. 2B A.J. Lee hit a home run. SS Reid Reddick was 3 for 3 with a double. For Dallas, SS Sandy Forte had 3 hits. National League Championship Series Game 4 Brooklyn Dodgers (2-1 Champions of the NL East) at Detroit Tigers (1-2 Champions of the NL West) BRO: Dennis DeStefano (25-R 5-6 4.52) Rookie vs. DET: Willie Jankowski (26-R 14-11 3.62) The Tigers won, 4 to 3 The series is tied at 2 games apiece. The Tigers scored 3 runs on the 7th inning. SP Willie Jankowski (26-R) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. For Brooklyn, LF Pete Hudson (22-L) had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Jack Hemenway (27-R) had 2 hits and 3 RBI, but made a run scoring error in that 7th inning. W - SP Willie Jankowski (26-R) (1-0) SV - RP Rafael Pina (22-L) (1) L - SP Dennis DeStefano (25-R) (0-1)

12-31-2019, 07:59 PM	#698
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, October 14, 2003 National League Championship Series Game 5 Brooklyn Dodgers (2-2 Champions of the NL East) at Detroit Tigers (2-2 Champions of the NL West) BRO: George Mitchell (23-L 14-7 3.29) vs. DET: Jeff Kintz (26-R 16-10 2.82) The Dodgers won this matchup in Game 1, 9 to 4. The Tigers won, 1 to 0 They lead the series 3 game to 2. Jeff Kintz (26-R) pitched a 4 hit shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 8. 121 pitches thrown. At bat, he was 2 for 2. W - SP Jeff Kintz (26-R) (1-1) L - SP George Mitchell (23-L) (1-1)

12-31-2019, 08:05 PM	#699
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Today is Sandy Bastianelli's 29th birthday! Pacific Coast League Championship Series Portland Beavers (3-2 Champions of the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (2-3 Champions of the PCL East) Game 6 POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-11 2.60) vs. DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 14-15 3.12) We lost this matchup in Game 2 at Dallas, 9 to 1, with Johnson only getting 1 out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .250-64-0-7-.558 50) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 40,816 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Kim Springer doubles to left center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the First: Jose Gonzales loops a hit to center... Here we go again... Gonzales steals 2nd. John Trent lines one hard to deep right center, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch and Gonzales tags up and trots to 3rd. Gilberto Lule hits a home run to right... 2 to 0, Eagles. What is the friggin' problem with P Bobby Johnson?!?! The Bullpen is alerted... Dennis Allen grounds out to short. Well, at least P Johnson has doubled the number of outs he got in the first game... Mark Carlson grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Portland 0; Dallas 2 Top of the Second: We go down in order with 2 strikeouts... Bottom of the Second: They go down in order!! Portland 0; Dallas 2 Top of the Third: With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson doubles to center. Brian Mitchell swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short and they double P Johnson off at 2nd... Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Jose Gonzales grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Gonzales takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out!! Portland 0; Dallas 2 Top of the Fourth: Jerry Suazo beats out an infield hit. Kim Springer doubles to right! Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking... What is the point of even trying to put good hitters in the lineup? Tim Higbee, who has struck out about 74 times this series, swings at the first pitch and drills a home run to center!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Fourth: Gilberto Lule takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Dennis Allen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Mark Carlson gets beaned... He steals 2nd. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to center! Portland 3; Dallas 2 Top of the Fifth: We go down in order... Bottom of the Fifth: Franklin Teran leads off with a double to left. The Bullpen is back up. But the next three make outs!!! Portland 3; Dallas 2 Top of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano draws a walk. Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Dennis Allen doubles to left center. Mark Carlson lines a hit to left and Allen heads home and beats the throw and Carlson goes to 2nd. Tie Game: 3 to 3. Rick Adkins flies out to right. Portland 3; Dallas 3 Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Reid Reddick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds a hit to left. Brian Mitchell pokes a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jerry Suazo, that drain on our offense, strikes out... Kim Springer fouls out to 3rd... Big, BIG phooey.... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (30-R). With 2 outs, PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 2 in the series, strikes out! Portland 3; Dallas 3 Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), their closer, who has given us 1 run in 1 IP this series. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short. P Sanchez is hurt. New Pitcher: John Farrance (41-R), their old closer with a 1.92 ERA and 29 SV in 70.1 IP. This is his first appearance in the series. The Eagles just signed him to a 2 year extension. He gets Mexicano and Higbee out... Bottom of the Eighth: Top of their lineup. P Denny Jennissen strikes out the side in order! Portland 3; Dallas 3 Top of the Ninth: A.J. Lee fouls out to the catcher... Reid Reddick swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. PH Jose Julio (29-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Reddick goes to 2nd. Brian Mitchell pops out to 2nd... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). Dennis Allen doubles down the left field line... Mark Carlson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... With the runners on the move, Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses and C Tim Higbee throws to 3rd to nail Allen!!! Carlson moves to 2nd. We walk Franklin Teran intentionally. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd!!! Portland 3; Dallas 3 Extras! Top of the Tenth: With 1 out, Kim Springer hits a home run to right! 4 to 3, Beavers! Snowden and Mexicano make outs... Bottom of the Tenth: PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), 1 for 3 in the series with 2 RBI, strikes out! Jose Gonzales grounds out to 2nd!! John Trent pops out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 4 to 3 We are the Pacific Coast League Champions for 2003! We won the series, 4 games to 2. We had 11 hits and made no errors Dallas had 7 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double. RHP Denny Jennissen pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 4. RHP Rich Larkin (W 1-0) went scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. Tommy Harrison went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6. RHP John Farrance (L 0-1) went 2.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits . LF Kim Springer hit 2 doubles and a home run and scored 2 runs. C Tim Higbee hit a 3 run home run. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and a walk. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. P Frank Flores was named the PCL Championship Series MVP. He was 2-0 and allowed only 1 run in 15.1 IP.

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Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, October 16, 2003 National League Championship Series Game 6 Detroit Tigers (3-2 Champions of the NL West) at Brooklyn Dodgers (2-3 Champions of the NL East) DET: Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) vs. BRO: Carlos de Santiago (23-L 16-8 2.41) Rookie The Dodgers won this matchup in Game 2, 3 to 2. The Tigers won, 7 to 0 They win the series 4 game to 2. Kevin Houde (26-R) pitched a 3 hit shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 5. 96 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. C Terry Mann had 3 hits and scored a run. W - SP Kevin Houde (26-R) (1-1) L - SP Carlos de Santiago (23-L) (1-1) 2B Jose Parada (28-R) was named the NLCS MVP. He had 8 hits (.381) and 4 RBI and stole 3 bases and scored 5 runs.